by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)
Translation Singable translation by Bruno Tutenberg (1887 - 1968) and by Victor Tutenberg
Мой костёр в тумане светит
Language: Russian (Русский)
Available translation(s): FRE
Мой костёр в тумане светит, Искры гаснут на лету... Ночью нас никто не встретит; Мы простимся на мосту. Ночь пройдёт и спозаранок В степь, далёко, милый мой, Я уйду с толпой цыганок За кибиткой кочевой. На прощанье шаль с каймою Ты на мне узлом стяни: Как концы её, с тобою Мы сходились в эти дни. Кто-то мне судьбу предскажет? Кто-то завтра, сокол мой, На груди моей развяжет Узел, стянутый тобой? Вспоминай, коли другая, Другая милого любя, Будет песни петь, играя На коленях у тебя! Мой костёр в тумане светит, Искры гаснут на лету... Ночью нас никто не встретит; Мы простимся на мосту.
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- by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Песнь Цыганки", first published 1853 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Sergey Illiarionovich Bulatov (b. 1908), "Мой костёр в тумане светит" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aleksandr Georgevich Flyarovsky (b. 1931), "Песнь Цыганки" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Goffman , "Песнь Цыганки" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Grigory Andreyevich Lishin (1854 - 1888), "Песнь Цыганки", alternate title: "Прощание цыганки" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Песнь Цыганки" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by F. K. Sadovsky , "Мой костёр", alternate title: "Песнь Цыганки" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Песнь Цыганки", op. 60 (Двенадцать романсов = Dvenadcat' romansov (Twelve romances) = Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 7 (1886) [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi) , "A Gipsy song", appears in Russian Lyrics, first published 1916 [an adaptation]
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant tsigane", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bruno Tutenberg) (Victor Tutenberg) , "Lied der Zigeunerin"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 102
Lied der Zigeunerin
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Russian (Русский)
Funken sprüht mein Lagerfeuer, sie erlöschen bald im Fluß. In der Nacht wird niemand stören unsern letzten Abschiedskuß. Morgen schon in aller Frühe ziehet fort mit ihrer Schar in der Steppen ferne Weiten, die bisher dein Liebchen war. Knüpf zum Abschied einen Knoten in das Tuch mit buntem Rand; wie des Tuches beide Enden sich das Herz zum Herzen fand. Und es löst vielleicht schon morgen eines andern Mannes Hand diesen Knoten, den mir deine liebe Hand zum Abschied band. Denk an mich, wenn eine andre sich in deine Arme schmiegt und mit zarten Liebesliedern dich in süßen Schlummer wiegt. Funken sprüht mein Lagerfeuer, sie erlöschen bald im Fluß. In der Nacht wird niemand stören unsern letzten Abschiedskuß.
From a Tchaikovsky score.
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Bruno Tutenberg (1887 - 1968), "Lied der Zigeunerin" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- Singable translation by Victor Tutenberg , "Lied der Zigeunerin" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Песнь Цыганки", first published 1853
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 118