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Я увидел тебя И невольно зо мне Чудной силой, чудной силой любовь Зарождается: И теперь о тебе Наяву и во сне, Мне так сладко, так мирно Мечтается. Я увидел тебя; Твой приветливый взор, Речь твоя добродушная, нежная Мне блаженство сулят, Мне тайком говорят, Что люблю не совсем безнадежно я. Отчего же, дитя, Ты боишься сказать Что и ты, что и ты не чужда Увлечения. И зачем наше чувство Святое скрывать Ради злобы людского Суждения? Не могу я, мой друг, Эту ложь перенесть, И по мне если жизнь Улыбается, Надо брать у неё, Что в ней лучшего есть, Счастье дважды к нам редко Является.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Viktor Aleksandrovich Krylov (1838 - 1908) [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Я увидел тебя", op. 5 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances) = Six mélodies) no. 1, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], 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 G. Jorissenne , "Je t'ai vue" ; composed by César Antonovich Cui.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Lyle Neff) , "I caught sight of you", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-11
Line count: 30
Word count: 103
I caught sight of you, and involuntarily within me, like a strange force, like a strange force, love arises: and now -- of you, whether I'm waking or sleeping, it is so sweet, so peaceful for me to dream. I caught sight of you; your friendly gaze [and] your good-natured, gentle speech, promise me bliss [and] say to me in secret that I love not at all hopelessly. Why, then, child, are you afraid to say that you, too, that you, too, are no stranger to infatuation? And why hide our sacred feeling for the sake of the spite of human judgment? I cannot, my friend, endure this falsehood. and, to me, if life smiles, we must take from it the best that exists within it; happiness twice to us rarely appears.
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- Translation from Russian (Русский) to English copyright © 2012 by Lyle Neff, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Viktor Aleksandrovich Krylov (1838 - 1908)
This text was added to the website: 2013-01-18
Line count: 30
Word count: 131