Text & Translation
Noch'yu, 'Des Nachts', 'Night'
Russian source:
Alexander Pushkin
Trevozhit pozdnoje molchan'e nochi tjomnoj.
Bliz lozha mojego pechal'naja svecha
Gorit; moi stikhi, slivajas' i zhurcha,
Tekut, ruch'i ljubvi, tekut, polny toboju.
Vo t'me tvoi glaza blistajut predo mnoju,
Mne ulybajutsja, i zvuki slyshu ja:
Moj drug, moj nezhnyj drug... ljublju... tvoja... tvoja!...
Night
(1996)
English translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
Disturbs the late silence of the dark night.
Near my bed a candle sadly burns;
My verses, merging and murmuring,
Flow, like streams of love, they flow, full of you.
In the gloom, and your eyes shine before me,
They smile at me, and I hear sounds:
‘My friend, my tender friend… I love you… I am yours… yours!...
Noch'yu, 'Des Nachts', 'Night'
Russian source:
Alexander Pushkin
Night (1996)
English source:
Philip Ross Bullock
Moj golos dlja tebja i laskovyj i tomnyj
My voice, for you both tender and languid,
Trevozhit pozdnoje molchan'e nochi tjomnoj.
Disturbs the late silence of the dark night.
Bliz lozha mojego pechal'naja svecha
Near my bed a candle sadly burns;
Gorit; moi stikhi, slivajas' i zhurcha,
My verses, merging and murmuring,
Tekut, ruch'i ljubvi, tekut, polny toboju.
Flow, like streams of love, they flow, full of you.
Vo t'me tvoi glaza blistajut predo mnoju,
In the gloom, and your eyes shine before me,
Mne ulybajutsja, i zvuki slyshu ja:
They smile at me, and I hear sounds:
Moj drug, moj nezhnyj drug... ljublju... tvoja... tvoja!...
‘My friend, my tender friend… I love you… I am yours… yours!...
Composer
Pauline Viardot
Pauline Viardot, née Garcia (1821-1910) was one of the most remarkable, accomplished musical professionals of the 19th century. Born into a family of music professionals, she wanted to be a pianist, but following the early death of her sister…
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…