Text & Translation
U mojego okna, 'Before my window'
Russian source:
Glafira Adol'fovna Galina
Cvetet zadumchivo pod rizoj serebristoj...
I vetkoj svezhej i dushistoj
Sklonilas' i zovjot...
Jejo trepeshchushchikh vozdushnykh lepestkov
Ja radostno lovlju veseloje dykhan'e,
Ikh sladkij aromat tumanit mne soznan'e,
I pesni o ljubvi oni pojut bez slov...
Before my window
translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
Pensively it flowers in its silver raiment…
And its fresh and fragrant bough
Inclines to me and beckons me…
Blissfully, I inhale in the joyful breath
Of its quivering, airy blossoms,
Their sweet aroma clouds my mind,
And they sing wordless songs of love…
U mojego okna, 'Before my window'
Russian source:
Glafira Adol'fovna Galina
Before my window
source:
Philip Ross Bullock
U mojego okna cheremukha cvetet,
The cherry tree flowers by my window,
Cvetet zadumchivo pod rizoj serebristoj...
Pensively it flowers in its silver raiment…
I vetkoj svezhej i dushistoj
And its fresh and fragrant bough
Sklonilas' i zovjot...
Inclines to me and beckons me…
Jejo trepeshchushchikh vozdushnykh lepestkov
Blissfully, I inhale in the joyful breath
Ja radostno lovlju veseloje dykhan'e,
Of its quivering, airy blossoms,
Ikh sladkij aromat tumanit mne soznan'e,
Their sweet aroma clouds my mind,
I pesni o ljubvi oni pojut bez slov...
And they sing wordless songs of love…
Composer
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period.
