Snovidenije

Nedavno, obol'shchen prelestnym snoviden'jem,
V vence sijajushchem, carem ja zrel sebja;
  Mechtalos', ja [ljubil]1 tebja --
  I serdce bilos' naslazhden'jem.
Ja strast' u nog tvojikh [v vostorgakh iz"jasnjal]2.
Mechty! akh! [otchego]3 vy schast'ja ne prodlili?
  No bogi ne vsego teper' menja lishili:
  Ja tol'ko -- carstvo poterjal.

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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) , "Snovidenije"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906) , "Snovidenije", op. 17 no. 3.
by César Antonovich Cui (1835-1918) , "Nedavno, obol'shchen", op. 5 (Shest' Romansov (6 Mélodies)) no. 3 (1858). [voice and piano], also set in French
by Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936) , "Snovidenije", op. 60 (Shest' romansov) no. 4 (1898).
by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) , "Snovidenije", op. 55 no. 3 (1898).

by César Antonovich Cui (1835-1918) , "Naguère un songe", op. 5 (Shest' Romansov (6 Mélodies)) no. 3 (1858). [voice and piano], also set in Russian

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Naguère un songe

Naguère en les vapeurs d'un songe au cours propice,
Je me royais une couronne sur le front: 
  Et mon amour heureux et prompt
  Voulait t'unir a ses delices. 
J'étais à tes genoux, comme ivre de bonheur. 
Erreur! Ah! courte erreur, fugace et doux mensonge!
  Mais Dieu n'a pas repris la perle de mon songe:
  Je n'ai perdu que les grandeurs.

Singable translation by J. Sergennois

a text in Russian by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) , "Snovidenije"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by César Antonovich Cui (1835-1918) , "Naguère un songe", op. 5 (Shest' Romansov (6 Mélodies)) no. 3 (1858). [voice and piano], also set in Russian

Date added to the website: 2009-10-04.