Songs

O ditja, pod okoškom tvoim
Oh my child! Beneath your dear little window
Ja tebe propoju serenadu...
I shall sing you this serenade…
Ubajukana penʹem moim,
Lulled by my singing,
Ty najdëšʹ v snovideʹjah otradu;
May you find delight in your dreams;
Pustʹ tvoj son i pokoj
May your sleep and your rest
V čas bezmolvnyj, nočnoj
In the silence of the night
Nežnyh zvukov lelejut lobzanʹja!
Be caressed by the kisses of tender sounds!

Mnogo gorestej, mnogo nevzgod
Many sorrows, many woes
Tebja v žizni, ditja, ožidaët;
Await you, oh my child, in life;
Spi že sladko, poka net zabot,
So sleep sweetly, whilst cares are absent,
Poka serdce trevogi ne znaet,
Whilst you heart knows no care,
Spi vo mrake nočnom
Sleep in the darkness of the night,
Bezmjatežnym ty snom,
Sleep undisturbed,
Spi, ne znaja zemnogo stradanʹja.
Untoubled by earthly suffering.

Pustʹ tvoj angel-hranitelʹ svjatoj,
May your guardian angel,
Milyj drug, nad toboju letaet
Dear friend, fly over you,
I, leleja son devstvennyj tvoj,
And, caressing your innocent sleep
Tebe rajskuju pesnʹ napevaet.
Sing you a heavenly song.
Pustʹ toj pesni svjatoj
May this living echo
Otgolosok živoj
Of his sacred song
Tebe v dušu vselit upovanʹe.
Fill your soul with true hope.

Spi že, milaja, spi, počivaj
Sleep, then, my darling girl, and slumber
Pod akkordy moej serenady!
To the sound of my serenade!
Pustʹ prisnitsja tebe svetlyj raj,
May you dream of heaven so radiant,
Preispolnennyj večnoj otrady;
A heaven filled with eternal delight;
Pustʹ tvoj son i pokoj
May your sleep and your rest
V čas bezmolvnyj, nočnoj
In the silence of the night
Nežnyh zvukov lelejut lobzanʹja!
Be caressed by the kisses of tender sounds!