Songs
My byli vmeste
by Dmitri Shostakovich From Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok (1967) Op. 127
Text & Translation
My byli vmeste
Russian source:
Aleksandr Blok
Noch' volnovalas', skripka pela,
Ty v `eti dni byla moja,
Ty s kazhdym chasom khoroshela.
Skvoz' tikhoje zhurchan'je struj,
Skvoz' tajnu zhenstvennoj ulybki
K ustam prosilsja poceluj,
Prosilis' v serdce zvuki skripki...
We were together
English translation ©
Julie Curtis
The night was agitated, a violin sang…
In those days you were – my own,
With every hour you grew more fair…
Through the quiet gurgle of the stream,
Through the mystery of a feminine smile
A kiss begged for lips,
The sounds of the violin begged to enter my heart….
My byli vmeste
Russian source:
Aleksandr Blok
We were together
English source:
Julie Curtis
My byli vmeste, pomnju ja...
We were together, I recall...
Noch' volnovalas', skripka pela,
The night was agitated, a violin sang…
Ty v `eti dni byla moja,
In those days you were – my own,
Ty s kazhdym chasom khoroshela.
With every hour you grew more fair…
Skvoz' tikhoje zhurchan'je struj,
Through the quiet gurgle of the stream,
Skvoz' tajnu zhenstvennoj ulybki
Through the mystery of a feminine smile
K ustam prosilsja poceluj,
A kiss begged for lips,
Prosilis' v serdce zvuki skripki...
The sounds of the violin begged to enter my heart….
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist. He achieved fame in the Soviet Union, although later developed a more complex and difficult relationship with the government. As a composer, he combined a variety of different musical…
Poet
Aleksandr Blok
Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator, literary critic.