Song Cycle by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906-1975)

English translation: Spanish Songs
French translation: Chansons espagnoles

1. Proshchaj, Grenada!

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by S. Bolotin

a text in Spanish from folk poetry/song tradition [text unavailable]

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ENG English (Tom Kennedy)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Proshchaj, Grenada, moja Grenada,
S toboj naveki mne rasstat'sja nado!
Proshchaj, ljubimyj kraj, ochej uslada,
Navek proshchaj! Akh!
Budet pamat' o tebe moej
Edinstvennoj otradoj
Moj ljubimyj, moj rodimyj kraj!
 
Navek mne serdce toska pronzila,
Pogiblo vsjo, chto v zhizni bylo milo,
Moja ljubov' ushla vo mrak mogily,
I zhizn' ushla! Akh!
I vokrug mne vsjo postylo,
Zhit' kak prezhde, net uzh sily
Tam gde junost' tak byla svetla!

2. Zvjozdochki

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by T. Sikorsky

a text in Spanish from folk poetry/song tradition [text unavailable]

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ENG English (Tom Kennedy)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Pod kiparisami starymi
serebritsja pribrezhnaja glad'.
K miloj idu ja s gitaroju,
chtoby pesnjaam jejo obuchat'.

No uchit' besplatno mne net okhoty:
Ja beru s nejo poceluj za notu.
Stranno, chto ona k utru uznajot,
vsjo krome not! 

Zhal', chto nachat' snova pozdno!
Zhal', chto uzhe svetel vozdukh!
Zhal', chto i dnjom ne drozhat puglivo
Nad zalivom zvjozdy... 

V zvjozdochkakh nebo beskrajnee,
imi znojnaja polnoch polna.
Miloj mojej nazyvaju ja
vsekh beschislennykh zvjozd imena.

Ja poznan'jami dorozhu svoimi
I beru s nejo poceluj za imja.
Stranno, chto urok kazhetsja jej prost -
vsjo krome zvjozd!

3. Pervaja vstrecha

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by S. Bolotin

a text in Spanish from folk poetry/song tradition [text unavailable]

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ENG English (Tom Kennedy)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Ty u ruch'ja vody mne dala kogdato,
Svezhej vody, kholodnoj,
kak sneg v ushchel'jakh sinikh gor.
Nochi temnej tvoj vzor,
v kosakh aromat lepestkov dikoj mjaty... 
Vidish', opjat' kruzhit khorovod,
Buben gremit, zvenit i pojot.
Kazhdyj tancor podruzhku vedjot,
smotrit na nikh, ljubujas', narod. 
Bej, moj buben bej, gremi, budto grom!
S miloju mojej my tancujem vdvojom.
Lenta na tebe nebes golubej!
Bej, moj buben, bej! Buben, bej! Buben bej! 
Mne ne zabyt' vovek `etoj pervoj vstrechi,
Laskovykh slov i smugloj ruki,
i bleska chjornykh glaz...
Ponjal ja v `etot chas,
chto tebja ljublju i ljubit' budu vechno!

4. Ronda

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by T. Sikorsky

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ENG English (Tom Kennedy)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Shumit khorovod u nashikh dverej,
vesel'ja pora nastala.
Idi tancevat' so mnoju skorej,
gvozdiki cvetochek alyj!
V lunoj tishine slyshen zvon ruch'ja...
daj ruku mne, devuchka moja,
Gvozdiki cvetochek alyj! 
Ulica slovno jarki sad.
Shutki zvenjat, glaza blestjat.
Ronda kruzhitsja i pojot,
Svetitsja zvjozdnym serebrom nebosvod,
Mchatsja vesjolye pary...
`Eto rodostnyj prazdnik pervyk cvetov,
`Eto prazdnik nashej ljubvi! 
Igrajut v luche luny na okne
Derev'ev mindal'nykh teni...
Kogda zhe sjuda ty vyjdesh' ko mne,
Moj nezhnyj cvetok vesennij?
Vetku mindalja s dereva sorvi,
Ejo mne daj v znak tvojej ljubvi,
Moj nezhnyj cvetok vesennyj!

5. Chernookaja

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by T. Sikorsky

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ENG English (Tom Kennedy)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Mat' dala tebe ochi zvjozdy,
Nezhnyj cvet tvoikh smuglykh shchjok,
Milaja moja!
S bol'ju v serdce noch'ju pozdnej
Bez tebja ja brozhu, odinok,
Milaja moja!
Akh za chto ja nakazan byl sud'boj?
Akh, zachem povstrechalsja ja s toboj?
Ja umru ot ljubvi bezumnoj,
Esli ty ne poljubish' menja,
Milaja moja! 
Mat' dala tebe stan vysokij,
Chjornyj blesk nepokornykh kudrej,
Milaja moja!
Proklinaju rok zhestokij,
Bol' i muki dushi mojej.
Milaja moja!
O, zachem zhe tebe symela mat'
Mne nazlo krasotu takuju dat'?
Ja umru ot ljubvi bezumnoj,
Esli ty ne poljubish' menja,
Milaja moja!

6. Son

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ENG English (Tom Kennedy)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Ne znaju, chto `eto znachit...
Son chudesnyj prisnilsja mne,
Kak budto v lodke rybach'ej
Ja plyvu po burnoj volne
Chjoln bez vjosel, ja ikh brosil...
Volny penjatsja, zljatsja i topjat moj chjoln,
No otvazhno mchus' ja sredi tjomnykh,
Sred' ogromnykh voln,
Ottogo, chto v rybachej `etoj lodke
Po morskoj nepokornoj glubi
Mchish'sja ty, moja gordaja,
mchishsja vmeste so mnoj
I menja ty budto tozhe ljubish'!
O moja golubka! Posmotri zhe,
Kak nesjotsja v svojej lodochke krupkoj po morju
Bednyj paren', chto tak krepko ljubit tebja!

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