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Снова сон на усталые очи нейдёт Я один... Но в немой тишине Кто-то тихо мне скорбные песни поёт Наклоняется нежно ко мне. Замирает душа... Очарованный слух Ловит звуки знакомых речей... То не ты ли, желанный, неведомый друг, Грёза детских, умчавшихся дней? То не ты-ли к кому тщетно рвусь я всегда И к кому я взываю с мольбой, О, подруга души, то не ты-ль? — если да, То явись поскорей предо мной! Истомилася грудь от вседневных тревог, Гаснет в сердце желаний всех пыл... И давно уже мне мой насмешливый рок Все дороги к блаженству закрыл. Дорогает свеча... Ночь глухая плывёт. Я один... И в немой тишине Кто-то тихо мне скорбные песни поёт, Наклоняется нежно ко мне.
S. Rachmaninov sets stanzas 1-2, 4-5
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Daniil Maximovich Rathaus (1868 - 1937), "Под шепот мечты", written 1893, first published 1893 [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 Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Ночь", 1900, published 1904, stanzas 1-2,4-5 [ voice and piano ], Moscow, Jurgenson [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2025
Researcher for this page: Konstantin Gorny
This text was added to the website: 2004-03-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 115
Once again, sleep does not come to my weary eyes. I am alone... but in the still silence Someone sings a mournful song softly to me, [Someone] leans gently toward me. My soul goes still. My enchanted ear Catches the sound of familiar words. Is that not you, my beloved, my mysterious friend, The dream of childhood, of days long past? Are you not the one I've always sought in vain And to whom I entreat with prayers, O friend of my soul, is it not you? If it is, Come to me, hurry! My soul is weary from all the day's disturbances, All the fervor of my heart has been extinguished... And mocking fate has long since closed all the roads to bliss. A candle is burning low... oblivious night draws onward. I am alone... and in the still silence Someone sings a mournful song softly to me, [Someone] leans gently toward me.
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Translations of titles
"Ночь" = "Night"
"Под шепот мечты" = "To the whisper of a dream"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Russian (Русский) to English copyright © 2025 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Daniil Maximovich Rathaus (1868 - 1937), "Под шепот мечты", written 1893, first published 1893
This text was added to the website: 2025-02-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 154