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by Lev Aleksandrovich Mey (1822 - 1862)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Я ‑‑ цветок полевой, я ‑‑ лилия долин
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Latin 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
«Я -- цветок полевой, я -- лилия долин.»
  « ,,Голубица моя белолонная,
Между юных подруг -- словно в тернии крин.»
  « Словно [яблонь]1 в цвету благовонная
[Посредине]2 бесплодных деревьев лесных,
   Милый мой - меж друзей молодых;
[Я под тень его сесть восхотела - и села,
     И плоды его сладкие ела.
Проведите меня в дом вина и пиров,
   Одарите любовною властию,
Положите на одр из душистых цветов:
   Я больна, я уязвлена страстию.
Вот рука его здесь, под моей головой;
   Он меня обнимает другой...
Заклинаю вас, юные девы Шалима,
   Я должна, я хочу быть любима!]3»

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•   M. Musorgsky 

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1 Musorgsky: "мирта" ("mirta")
2 Musorgsky: "Меж" ("Mezh")
3 Musorgsky: "Где ты, милый мой, красавец мой?" ("Gde ty, milyj moj, krasavec moj?")

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Text Authorship:

  • by Lev Aleksandrovich Mey (1822 - 1862), no title, appears in Еврейские песни (Jevrejskije pesni) = Jewish songs, no. 2 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, appears in Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (Song of Songs of Solomon), no. 2
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Vojtěch Hlaváč (1849 - 1911), as Войтех Иванович Главач, "Я цветок полевой, я лилея долин" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881), "Еврейская песня", 1867 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908), "Песня песен", op. 47 (2 Дуэта с сопровождением фортепиано (2 Du`eta s soprovozhdeniem fortepiano)) no. 2 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
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  • Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from The Song of Songs: 2:10-13 [an adaptation] ; composed by Matthew King.
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  • Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, appears in Song of Songs of Solomon / Canticle of Canticles (KJV), no. 2 ; composed by John La Montaine, Henry Purcell, David Sisco, Howard Skempton.
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  • Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] ; composed by Elaine Fine.
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  • Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] ; composed by Elaine Fine.
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  • Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] ; composed by Vivian Fine.
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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Song of Songs 2:3 ; composed by Marguerite Roesgen-Champion.
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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Song of Songs 2:8 ; composed by Marguerite Roesgen-Champion.
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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] ; composed by Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur.
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  • Also set in Latin, [adaptation] ; composed by Guillaume Bouzignac.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "Hebrew song ", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Hans Schmidt) , "Hebräisches Lied"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 92

Je suis une fleur des champs, je suis un...
Language: French (Français)  after the Russian (Русский) 
« Je suis une fleur des champs, je suis un lys de la vallée. »
« Ma colombe, au sein blanc,
Parmi ses jeunes amies, comme un lys au milieu des épines. »
« Comme un myrte en fleurs parfumées,
Parmi les arbres sans fruit de la forêt,
Mon amour, parmi ses jeunes amies.
Où es-tu, mon amour, ma belle ? »








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Note: this is a translation of Musorgsky's version.
Translation of title "Еврейская песня" = "Chant hébraïque"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Lev Aleksandrovich Mey (1822 - 1862), no title, appears in Еврейские песни (Jevrejskije pesni) = Jewish songs, no. 2 [an adaptation]
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Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, appears in Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (Song of Songs of Solomon), no. 2
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2015-10-28
Line count: 7
Word count: 61

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