Song Cycle by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906-1975)

French translation: 7 poèmes de Aleksandr Blok

1. Pesnja Ofelii

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)

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FRE French (Guy Laffaille)
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)
ENG English (Anne Evans)

Razluchajas' s devoj miloj, drug,
Ty kljalsja mne ljubit'!...
Ujezzhaja v kraj postylyj,
Kljatvu dannuju khranit'!...

Tam, za Danijej schastlivoj,
Berega tvoji vo mgle...
Val serdityj, govorlivyj
Mojet sljozy na skale...

Milyj voin ne vernjotsja,
Ves' odetyj v serebro...
V grobe tjazhko vskolykhnjotsja
Bant i chjornoje pero...

2. Gamajun ptica veshchaja

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)

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ENG English [singable] (David Angell)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Na gladjakh beskonechnykh vod,
Zakatom v purpur oblechjonnykh,
Ona veshchajet i pojot,
Ne v silakh kryl podnjat' smjatjonnykh...

Veshchajet igo zlykh tatar,
Veshchajet kaznej rjad krovavykh,
I trus, i golod, i pozhar,
Zlodejev silu, gibel' pravykh...

Predvechnym uzhasom ob"jat,
Prekrasnyj lik gorit ljubov'ju,
No veshchej pravdoju zvuchat
Usta, zapekshijesja krov'ju!

3. My byli vmeste

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)

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ENG English [singable] (David Angell)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

My byli vmeste, pomnju ja...
Noch' volnovalas', skripka pela,
Ty v `eti dni byla moja,
Ty s kazhdym chasom khoroshela.

Skvoz' tikhoje zhurchan'je struj,
Skvoz' tajnu zhenstvennoj ulybki
K ustam prosilsja poceluj,
Prosilis' v serdce zvuki skripki...

4. Gorod spit

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)

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ENG English [singable] (David Angell)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Gorod spit, okutan mgloju,
Chut' mercajut fonari...
Tam daljoko, za Nevoju,
Vizhu otbleski zari.

V `etom dal'nem otrazhen'ji,
V `etikh otbleskakh ognja
Pritailos' probuzhden'je
Dnej, tosklivykh dlja menja...

5. Burja

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921) , no title, from the cycle "Raznyje stikhotvorenija", published 1899

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ENG English [singable] (David Angell)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

O, kak bezumno za oknom
Revjot, bushujet burja zlaja,
Nesutsja tuchi, l'jut dozhdjom,
I veter vojet, zamiraja!

Uzhasna noch'! V takuju noch'
Mne zhal' ljudej, lishjonnykh krova,
Sozhalen'je gonit proch' -
V ob"jat'ja kholoda syrogo!

Borot'sja s mrakom i dozhdjom,
Stradalcev uchast' razdeljaja...
O, kak bezumno za oknom
Bushujet veter, iznyvaja!

6. Tajnyje znaki

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)

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FRE French (Guy Laffaille)
ENG English (Anne Evans)

Razgorajutsja tajnyje znaki
Na glukhoj, neprobudnoj stene.
Zolotyje i krasnyje maki
Nado mnoj tjagotejut vo sne.

Ukryvajus' v nochnyje peshchery
I ne pomnju surovykh chudes.
Na zare golubyje khimery
Smotrjat v zerkale jarkikh nebes.

Ubegaju v proshedshije migi,
Zakryvaju ot strakha glaza,
Na listakh kholodejushchej knigi -
Zolotaja devich'ja kosa.

Nado mnoj nebosvod uzhe nizok,
Chjornyj son tjagotejet v grudi.
Moj konec prednachertannyj blizok,
I vojna, i pozhar - vperedi...

7. Muzyka

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921)

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FRE French (Guy Laffaille)
ENG English (Anne Evans)

V noch', kogda usnjot trevoga
I gorod skrojetsja vo mgle,
O, skol'ko muzyki u boga,
Kakije zvuki na zemle!

Chto burja zhizni,
Jesli rozy tvoji cvetut mne i gorjat!
Chto chelovecheskije sljozy,
Kogda rumjanitsja zakat!

Primi, Vladychica vselennoj,
Skvoz' krov', skvoz' muki, skvoz' groba
Poslednej strasti kubok pennyj
Ot nedostojnogo raba.

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