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by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)

Средь шумного бала, случайно
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG ENG
Средь шумного бала, случайно,
В тревоге мирской суеты,
Тебя я увидел, но тайна
Твои покрывала черты.

Лишь очи печально глядели,
А голос так дивно звучал,
Как звон отдалённой свирели,
Как моря [играющий]1 вал.

Мне стан твой понравился тонкий
И весь твой задумчивый вид,
А смех твой, и грустный, и звонкий,
С тех пор в моём сердце звучит.

В часы одинокие ночи
Люблю я, усталый, прилечь;
Я вижу печальные очи,
Я слышу веселую речь,

И грустно я, грустно так засыпаю,
И в грёзах неведомых сплю...
Люблю ли тебя, я не знаю,
Но кажется мне, что люблю!

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•   P. Tchaikovsky 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875), no title, first published 1851 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Aleksandra Dormidontovna Kochetova (1833 - 1902), "Средь шумного бала, случайно" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Grigory Andreyevich Lishin (1854 - 1888), "Средь шумного бала" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shefer (1866 - 1914), "Средь шумного бала" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by A. D. Sheremetev (1859 - 1931), "Средь шумного бала" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Boris Sergeyevich Sheremetyev (1822 - 1906), "Средь шумного бала" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Yulyevich Simon (1850 - 1916), "Средь шумного бала", op. 43 (Десять романсов) no. 8, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Moscow: P. Jurgenson [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Средь шумного бала", op. 38 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances)) no. 3 (1878) [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch), also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Pendant une fête brillante" ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hermann Wolff (1845 - 1902) , "Im wogenden Tanze" ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Sonja Van Lier) , "Temidden van het bal", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Jacob Wilde) , "Amid the din of the ball", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bruno Tutenberg) , "Inmitten des Balles"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 96

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