Songs

V etu lunnuju nočʹ, v etu divnuju nočʹ,
On this moonlit night, on this marvellous night
v etot mig blagodatnyj svidanʹja,
In this blessed moment of being together,
o, moj drug, ja ne v silah ljubvi prevozmočʹ,
Oh, my friend, I cannot contain my love,
uderžatʹ ja ne v silah priznanʹja!
I cannot refrain from making this confession!

V serebre čutʹ kolyšetsja ozera gladʹ...
The silver surface of the lake begins to quiver…
Naklonjasʹ, zašeptalisja ivy...
Bending down, the willows begin to whisper…
No bessilʹny slova! Kak tebe peredatʹ
But words are powerless! How can I ever convey
istomlennogo serdca poryvy?
The exhilaration of my exhausted heart?

Nočʹ ne ždët, nočʹ letit... Zakatilasʹ luna...
Night won’t wait, night flies by… The moon sinks low,
zaalelo v tainstvennoj dali..
The distant sky is suffused with mysterious crimson.
Dorogaja, prosti! Snova žizni volna
My darling girl, forgive me! Once again, life’s wave
nam nesët denʹ toski i pečali!
Is bringing us a day of sadness and sorrow!