Text & Translation
Zdes' khorosho, 'How fair this spot'
Russian source:
Glafira Adol'fovna Galina
Ognjom gorit reka;
Cvetnym kovrom luga legli,
Belejut oblaka.
Zdes' net ljudej... Zdes' tishina...
Zdes' tol'ko Bog da ja.
Cvety, da staraja sosna,
Da ty, mechta moja!
How fair is the spot
English translation ©
Philip Ross Bullock
The river is ablaze;
The meadows are like a radiant carpet,
And the clouds are white.
There is nobody here… here silence reigns…
Here I am alone with God.
And the flowers, and the old pine tree,
And you, my dream!…
Zdes' khorosho, 'How fair this spot'
Russian source:
Glafira Adol'fovna Galina
How fair is the spot
English source:
Philip Ross Bullock
Zdes' khorosho... Vzgljani, vdali
How fair this spot... Just look, there in the distance
Ognjom gorit reka;
The river is ablaze;
Cvetnym kovrom luga legli,
The meadows are like a radiant carpet,
Belejut oblaka.
And the clouds are white.
Zdes' net ljudej... Zdes' tishina...
There is nobody here… here silence reigns…
Zdes' tol'ko Bog da ja.
Here I am alone with God.
Cvety, da staraja sosna,
And the flowers, and the old pine tree,
Da ty, mechta moja!
And you, my dream!…
Composer
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period.
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Young Artist Auditions (Session 8) 20 Apr 2024
- Song at Wolfson: Lorena Paz Nieto 07 Mar 2024
- Tell Me The Truth About Love 23 Oct 2023
- How Fair This Spot 16 Oct 2023
- 12. The Goose Girl at the Spring: Wonsick Oh & Aron Goldin 23 Apr 2023
- 26. Sibelius and Rachmaninov: Jacques Imbrailo & Alisdair Hogarth 16 Oct 2019
- Tallinn to St Petersburg: Kai Rüütel & Roger Vignoles 17 Oct 2018
- Rachmaninov: Ilona Domnich & Sholto Kynoch 27 Oct 2017