When I see thee draw near
Language: English after the Russian (Русский)
When I see thee draw near, when I gaze on thy face,
What a light in my soul doth all dark visions chase!
When thou raisest thine eyes, oh, I faint with sweet pain,
Without sense, without tongue, before thee I remain,
When thy look lights on me, all my thought dies away,
Not a word can I find when thou biddest "goodday."
For a smile and the words, oh, the words "I am thine,"
I believe speech of man could no answer divine;
Oh, 'tis life thus to look, as I'm looking at thee!
May this hour as it is be eternal for me!
Note: from a Rubinstein score. It is unclear which of the two translators listed on the front page wrote this particular translation.
Submitted by Harry Joelson
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), original text by Aleksey Vasil'yevich Kol'tsov (1808 - 1842) , title unknown ENG GER by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by August von Viedert , title unknown ENG by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
Text added to the website: 2008-04-28.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:41
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Word count: 105
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