Text & Translation
Ne poi krasavitsa
Russian source:
Alexander Pushkin
Ty pesen Gruzii pechalnoi;
Napominayut mne one
Druguyu zhizn i bereg dalnyi.
Uvy, napominayut mne
Tvoi zhestokie napevy
I step, i noch – i pri lune
Cherty dalyokoy, miloi devy!
Ya prizrak milyi, rokovoi,
Tebya uvidev, zabyvayu;
No ty poyosh, v predo mnoi
Evo ya vnov voobrazhayu.
Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne
Ty pesen Gruzii pechalnoi;
Napominayut mne one
Druguyu zhizn i bereg dalnyi.
Oh do not sing, fair maiden
English translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
Those Georgian songs so sad;
They remind me
Of another life and of a distant shore.
Alas, your cruel strains
Remind me
Of the steppe and of the night,
And of the moonlit face of my distant beloved!
Seeing you, I forget
That tender, fateful vision;
But when you sing, it appears again
In my imagination.
Sing not to me, beautiful maiden,
Those Georgian songs so sad;
They remind me
Of another life and of a distant shore.
Ne poi krasavitsa
Russian source:
Alexander Pushkin
Oh do not sing, fair maiden
English source:
Philip Ross Bullock
Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne
Sing not to me, beautiful maiden,
Ty pesen Gruzii pechalnoi;
Those Georgian songs so sad;
Napominayut mne one
They remind me
Druguyu zhizn i bereg dalnyi.
Of another life and of a distant shore.
Uvy, napominayut mne
Alas, your cruel strains
Tvoi zhestokie napevy
Remind me
I step, i noch – i pri lune
Of the steppe and of the night,
Cherty dalyokoy, miloi devy!
And of the moonlit face of my distant beloved!
Ya prizrak milyi, rokovoi,
Seeing you, I forget
Tebya uvidev, zabyvayu;
That tender, fateful vision;
No ty poyosh, v predo mnoi
But when you sing, it appears again
Evo ya vnov voobrazhayu.
In my imagination.
Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne
Sing not to me, beautiful maiden,
Ty pesen Gruzii pechalnoi;
Those Georgian songs so sad;
Napominayut mne one
They remind me
Druguyu zhizn i bereg dalnyi.
Of another life and of a distant shore.
Composer
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period.
Poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin was born…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Dame Sarah Connolly recital 09 Oct 2026
- 13. Patricia Petibon & Susan Manoff: Bernstein, Poulenc, Granados 16 Oct 2022
- The Oxford Lieder Young Artist Programme Audition Recitals (Day One - Part Two) 17 Mar 2022
- Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Felix Kemp sings Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov 01 Dec 2019
- Song at Wolfson / Felix Kemp: Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov 28 Nov 2019
- 26. Sibelius and Rachmaninov: Jacques Imbrailo & Alisdair Hogarth 16 Oct 2019
- Tchaikovsky: Andrei Bondarenko & Gary Matthewman 27 Oct 2017