Text & Translation
Moj genij, moj angel, moj drug ('My genius, My Angel, My Friend')
Russian source:
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet
Moj genij, moj angel, moj drug,
Besedujesh' tikho so mnoju
I tikho letajesh' vokrug?
I robkim darish' vdokhnoven'em,
I sladkij vrachujesh' nedug,
I tikhim darish' snoviden'em,
Moj genij, moj angel, moj drug!
My genius, my angel, my friend
English translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
My genius, my angel, my friend,
Are you not talking to me quietly,
And quietly circling around?
You bestow wary inspiration,
And heal my sweet ailment,
You tender a quiet dream,
My genius, my angel, my friend!
Moj genij, moj angel, moj drug ('My genius, My Angel, My Friend')
Russian source:
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet
My genius, my angel, my friend
English source:
Philip Ross Bullock
Ne zdes' li ty ljogkoju ten'ju,
Are you not here, like some gentle shade,
Moj genij, moj angel, moj drug,
My genius, my angel, my friend,
Besedujesh' tikho so mnoju
Are you not talking to me quietly,
I tikho letajesh' vokrug?
And quietly circling around?
I robkim darish' vdokhnoven'em,
You bestow wary inspiration,
I sladkij vrachujesh' nedug,
And heal my sweet ailment,
I tikhim darish' snoviden'em,
You tender a quiet dream,
Moj genij, moj angel, moj drug!
My genius, my angel, my friend!
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. His works are still among the most popular music in the classical repetoire, and he is widely acknowledged as the first Russian composer to make a lasting international…
