Songs
V pervyj i v poslednij raz 'For the First and Last Time'
by Dmitri Shostakovich From Six romances on texts by Japanese poets Op. 21a
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V pervyj i v poslednij raz 'For the First and Last Time'
Russian source:
Anon. trans. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
Ja sorval tvoj cvetok, ty moja.
Ja prizhal tebja k serdcu,
k serdcu i slilsja s toboj.
Kogda noch' otletela,
ja uvidel, chto tebja so mnoju bol'she net.
Ostalas' lish' bol', lish' bol'.
Mnogo jeshchjo budet u tebja cvetov,
blagoukhannykh i divnykh,
no mojo vremja rvat' cvety proshlo,
I v tjomnoj nochi net u menja miloj.
Ostalas' lish' bol', lish' bol'...
Ja prizhal tebja k serdcu,
k serdcu i slilsja s toboj.
Kogda noch' otletela,
ja uvidel, chto tebja so mnoju bol'she net.
Ostalas' lish' bol', lish' bol'.
Mnogo jeshchjo budet u tebja cvetov,
blagoukhannykh i divnykh,
no mojo vremja rvat' cvety proshlo,
I v tjomnoj nochi net u menja miloj.
Ostalas' lish' bol', lish' bol'...
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…
