Daisies | Oh, see how many daisies

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by Igor Vasil'yevich Lotaryov (1887 - 1941), as Igor Severyanin

Translation © by Elizabeth Wiles

Маргаритки

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE SPA

О, посмотри! как много маргариток —
    И там, и тут...
Они цветут; их много; их избыток;
    Они цветут.

Их лепестки трёхгранные — как крылья,
    Как белый шёлк...
[Вы — лета мощь! Вы — радость изобилья!
    Вы — светлый полк!]¹

Готовь, земля, цветам из рос напиток,
    Дай сок стеблю...
О, девушки! о, звезды маргариток!
    Я вас люблю...

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• S. Rachmaninov

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¹ Rachmaninov: "В них лета мощ! В них радость изобилья!/ В них слетлый полк."

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Text Authorship:

by Igor Vasil'yevich Lotaryov (1887 - 1941), as Igor Severyanin, "Маргаритки", written 1909, first published 1910 [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), "Маргаритки", op. 38 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six songs)) no. 3 (1916) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets (1881 - 1944), "Маргаритки", alternate title: "Маргаритки", 1914 [ voice and piano ], from Четыре сочинения для пения и фортепиано = Chetyre sochinenija dlja penija i fortepiano, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Elizabeth Wiles) , "Daisies", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Marguerites", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Margaritas", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 56

Daisies

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

Oh, see how many daisies, 
  Here and there,
They blossom; they are plentiful; they are abundant.
  They blossom.

Their petals are three-edged, like wings,
  Like white silk;
[You are the summer's might! You are abundant joy,
  You are radiant multitude!]¹

Earth prepares to flower with the dew’s draught,
  Giving sap to the stalks.
Oh maidens, Oh daisy stars,
  I love you!

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¹ Rachmaninov: "In them the summer's might! In them abundant joy,/ In them radiant multitude."

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Igor Vasil'yevich Lotaryov (1887 - 1941), as Igor Severyanin, "Маргаритки", written 1909, first published 1910
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This text was added to the website: 2017-08-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 61