Romance from the poem David Riccio | <i>Who she is and where she is</i>

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by Nestor Vasil'yevich Kukol'nik (1809 - 1868)

Translation © by Jacob Wilde

Романс из поэмы ,,Давид Ричио``

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

Кто она и где она,
небесам одним известно,
но душа увлечена
незнакомкою чудесной.

Ветер знает, кто она,
облака её видали,
как над ней издалека
лёгкой тенью пробегали.

Соловьи поют о ней,
звёзды яркие блистают
взорами её очей,
но её не называют.

Верю, знаю: день придёт,
сердце радостью смутится,
деву тайную найдёт,
и мечта осуществится.

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Text Authorship:

by Nestor Vasil'yevich Kukol'nik (1809 - 1868) [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 Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804 - 1857), "Романс из поэмы ,,Давид Ричио``", 1840, from Proshchanije S. Peterburgom, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Jacob Wilde) , "Romance from the poem David Riccio", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 54

Romance from the poem David Riccio

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

Who she is and where she is, 
To the heavens alone is known, 
But my soul is infatuated 
With a beautiful stranger. 

The wind knows who she is, 
The clouds have seen her, 
As above her, from afar, 
They ran with a light shadow. 

The nightingales sing of her, 
The stars brightly sparkle 
With the gaze of her eyes, 
But they do not name her. 

I believe, I know the day will come, 
My heart will be joyfully embarrassed, 
The secret maiden will find it, 
And my dream will come true.

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Nestor Vasil'yevich Kukol'nik (1809 - 1868)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 91