Songs
V poljakh pod snegom i dozhdjom, 'O, wert thou in the cauld blast'
by Dmitri Shostakovich From Six Romances on Verses by English Poets (1942) Op. 62
Text & Translation
V poljakh pod snegom i dozhdjom, 'O, wert thou in the cauld blast'
Russian source:
Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak
Moj milyj drug, moj bednyj drug,
Tebja ukryl by ja plashchom
Ot zimnikh v'jug, ot zimnikh v'jug.
A jesli muka suzhdena
Tebe sud'boj, tebe sud'boj,
Gotov ja skorb' tvoju do dna
Delit' s toboj, delit' s toboj.
Puskaj sojdu vo mrachnyj dol,
Gde noch' krugom, gde t'ma krugom,
Vo t'me ja solnce by nashjol
S toboj vdvojom, s toboj vdvojom.
I jesli b dali mne v udel
Ves' shar zemnoj, ves' shar zemnoj,
S kakim by schast'em ja vladel
Toboj odnoj, toboj odnoj!
O, wert thou in the cauld blast
English translation ©
Robert Burns
On yonder lea,
My plaidie to the angry airt,
I'd shelter thee:
Or did misfortune's bitter storms
Around thee blaw,
Thy bield should be my bosom
To share it a'; to share it a'.
Or were I in the wildest waste,
Sae black and bare,
The desert were a paradise
If thou wert there.
Or were I monarch of the globe,
Wi' thee to reign,
The brightest jewel in my crown
Wad be my Queen, wad be my Queen.
V poljakh pod snegom i dozhdjom, 'O, wert thou in the cauld blast'
Russian source:
Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak
O, wert thou in the cauld blast
English source:
Robert Burns
V poljakh pod snegom i dozhdjom,
O wert thou in the cauld blast
Moj milyj drug, moj bednyj drug,
On yonder lea,
Tebja ukryl by ja plashchom
My plaidie to the angry airt,
Ot zimnikh v'jug, ot zimnikh v'jug.
I'd shelter thee:
A jesli muka suzhdena
Or did misfortune's bitter storms
Tebe sud'boj, tebe sud'boj,
Around thee blaw,
Gotov ja skorb' tvoju do dna
Thy bield should be my bosom
Delit' s toboj, delit' s toboj.
To share it a'; to share it a'.
Puskaj sojdu vo mrachnyj dol,
Or were I in the wildest waste,
Gde noch' krugom, gde t'ma krugom,
Sae black and bare,
Vo t'me ja solnce by nashjol
The desert were a paradise
S toboj vdvojom, s toboj vdvojom.
If thou wert there.
I jesli b dali mne v udel
Or were I monarch of the globe,
Ves' shar zemnoj, ves' shar zemnoj,
Wi' thee to reign,
S kakim by schast'em ja vladel
The brightest jewel in my crown
Toboj odnoj, toboj odnoj!
Wad be my Queen, wad be my Queen.
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…
