by Ch. d'Orias
Translation by Lev L'vovich Kobylinsky (1889 - 1947), as Ellis
Menuėt
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Unknown Language
Available translation(s): ENG
Sredi nasledij prošlych let S mel'knuvšim ich očarovan'em Ljublju starinnyj menuėt S ego umil'nym zamiran'em! Da, v te veselye veka Trudnee ne bylo nauki, Čem nožki vzmach, stuk kablučka V lad pod razmerennye zvuki! Mne mil vesëlyj riturnel' S ego blestjaščej pestrotoju, Ljublju pevučej skripki trel', Prizyv kriklivogo goboja! No často ich napev živoj Vdrug nota skorbnaja pronzala, I často v šumnom vichre bala Mne otzvuk slyšalsja inoj, Kak budto pronosilos' ėcho Zloveščich, bespoščadnych slov, I cholodelo vdrug sred' smecha Čelo v venke živych cvetov! I vot, pokuda prisedala Tolpa prababušek moich, Pod strastnyj šopot madrigala, Uvy, sud'ba rešalas' ich! Smotrite, plavno, gordelivo Skol'zit markiza pred tolpoj S ministrom pod ruku... O divo! No robkij vzor blestit slezoj... Vokrug vostorg i obožan'e, Carice bala šljut privet, A na čele Temiry sled Bor'by i taijnogo stradan'ja. I každyj den' vorožeju K sebe zovët Temira v strache: ,,Otkroj, otkroj sud'bu moju!`` ,,Sen'ora, vaš konec na plache!``
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Authorship:
- by Lev L'vovich Kobylinsky (1889 - 1947), as Ellis [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Unknown Language by Ch. d'Orias [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915), "Менуэт", op. 26 no. 9 (1908), published 1909 [ voice and piano ], from 10 Стихотворений из сборника Эллисъ «Иммортели» (10 Stikhotvorenij iz sbornika Ellis 'Immorteli') = 10 Poems from Ellis's Immortelles, no. 9, Berlin : Russischer Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Aleksey Berg) , "Minuet", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 36
Word count: 154