Songs

Aromatnoj, vesenneju noch'ju
In the fragrance of the spring night
Ja na nebo gljazhu nenagljadno
I gaze into the wondrous sky,
Kogda more, usnuvsheje noch'ju
And the sea, slumbering by night,
Tak prekrasno, tak mirno otradno.
Is so beautiful, so peaceful and pleasurable.

Kogda slyshu, kak zlak prozjabajet
And I feel the growing grass
I kak p'jot on dykhanije nochi,
As it drinks in night’s breath,
Tebja serdce mojo prizyvajet,
My heart calls to you,
Tebja vidjat vo vsjom moi ochi.
My eyes see you in everything.

Budto smotrish' ty temi zvezdami,
I seem to see your gaze in the stars,
Budto dyshesh' dykhan'em prirody,
And feel your breath in nature’s breath,
Rascvetajesh' nochnymi cvetami,
You are like the flowers that bloom in the night
Naseljajesh' i vozdukh i vody.
And are everywhere present in the water and air.

Kogda slyshu vechernije zvuki,
When I hear the sounds of the evening,
Te, chto l'jutsja, chto v vozdukhe tajut,
Which flow and melt in the air,
I tainstvenno s schastijem muki
And which mysteriously blend together
I s pokojem trevogu meshajut.
Disquiet, and peace, and the pleasure of pain,

Togda kazhetsja, budto nezrimo
It seems to me as if you were flying towards me
Ty ko mne izdaljoka nesesh'sja,
Invisibly, from afar,
Budto, chuju, promchalasja mimo,
As if I could feel you rushing past me,
Budto plamenem po serdcu l'josh'sja.
Pouring into my heart, like fire.

Chto rodnogo, skazhi mne, sokryto
Tell me what is it that is so intimately hidden
V `etoj nochi i v zvukakh s toboju
In this night and its sounds and with you,
I kakaja struna u nikh slita
And what chord is merged in these sounds
S moim serdcem, s mojeju sud'boju.
With my heart, and with my destiny?