Text & Translation
Smert 'Death'
Russian source:
Anon. trans. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
Ya umirayo, ne znaya lyubvi.
Menya ona ne lyubila,
Ona ne zhdala menya s neterpenyem,
Kogda ya ukhodil.
Ya umirayu,
Potomu shto nelzya zhit bez lyubvi.
Ya umirayu...
Death
English translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
I am dying, without having known love.
She did not love me,
She never waited impatiently for me
When I went out.
I am dying,
Because it is impossible to live without love.
I am dying…
Smert 'Death'
Russian source:
Anon. trans. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
Death
English source:
Philip Ross Bullock
Ya umirayu...
I am dying..
Ya umirayo, ne znaya lyubvi.
I am dying, without having known love.
Menya ona ne lyubila,
She did not love me,
Ona ne zhdala menya s neterpenyem,
She never waited impatiently for me
Kogda ya ukhodil.
When I went out.
Ya umirayu,
I am dying,
Potomu shto nelzya zhit bez lyubvi.
Because it is impossible to live without love.
Ya umirayu...
I am dying…
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…
