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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Вчера мы встретились
 (Sung text for setting by S. Rachmaninov)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
Вчера мы встретились: -- она остановилась --
Я также -- мы в глаза друг другу посмотрели.
О Боже, как она с тех пор переменилась,
В глазах потух огонь, и щёки побледнели.
И долго на неё глядел я молча строго --
Мне руку протянув, бедняжка улыбнулась;
Я говорить хотел -- она же ради Бога
Велела мне молчать, и тут же отвернулась,
И брови сдвинула, и выдернула руку,
И молвила: «Прощайте, до свиданья.»
А я хотел сказать: «На вечную разлуку
Прощай, погибшее, но милое созданье.»

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Composition:

    Set to music by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Вчера мы встретились", op. 26 (Пятнадцать романсов = Pjatnadcat' romansov (Fifteen songs)) no. 13 (1906)

Text Authorship:

  • by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Встреча", written 1844

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

  • ENG English (Anton Bespalov) (Rianne Stam) , "Yesterday we met", copyright ©, (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: 12
Word count: 78

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