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by Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (1858 - 1915)

Серенада
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
О дитя, под окошком твоим 
Я тебе пропою серенаду...
Убаюкана пеньем моим,
Ты найдёшь в сновидеьях отраду;
Пусть твой сон и покой
В час безмолвный, ночной
Нежных звуков лелеют лобзанья!

Много горестей, много невзгод
[В дольнем мире тебя]1;
Спи же сладко, пока нет забот,
[И душа огорчений]2 не знает,
Спи во мраке ночном 
Безмятежным ты сном,
Спи, не зная земного страданья.

Пусть твой ангел-хранитель святой,
Милый друг, над тобою летает
И, лелея сон девственный твой,
[Песню рая тебе]3 напевает.
[Это]4 песни святой
Отголосок живой 
[Да дарует тебе]5 упованье.

Спи же, милая, спи, почивай
Под аккорды моей серенады!
Пусть приснится тебе светлый рай,
Преисполненный вечной отрады;
Пусть твой сон и покой
В час безмолвный, ночной
Нежных звуков лелеют лобзанья!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   P. Tchaikovsky 

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1 Tchaikovsky: "Тебя в жизни, дитя, ожидаёт" ("Tebja v zhizni, ditja, ozhidajot")
2 Tchaikovsky: "Пока сердце тревоги" ("Poka serdce trevogi")
3 Tchaikovsky: "Тебе райскую песнь" ("Tebe rajskuju pesn'")
4 Tchaikovsky: "Пусть той" ("Pust' toj")
5 Tchaikovsky: "Тебе в душу вселит" ("Tebe v dushu vselit")

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (1858 - 1915) [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Серенада", op. 46 no. 2 (1893), published 1893 [ chorus a cappella ], St. Petersburg: Bessel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Серенада", op. 63 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances) = Sechs Romanzen) no. 6 (1887), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Serenade", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 118

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