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by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ночь

(Sung text for setting by P. Tchaikovsky)

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Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE POL

Отчего я люблю тебя, светлая ночь, --
Так люблю, что страдая любуюсь тобой!
И за что я люблю тебя, тихая ночь!
Ты не мне, ты другим посылаешь покой!...

Что мне звёзды -- луна -- небосклон -- облака --
Этот свет, что, скользя на холодный гранит,
Превращает в алмазы росинки цветка,
И, как путь золотой, через море бежит?

Ночь! -- за что мне любить твой серебряный свет!
Усладит ли он горечь скрываемых слёз,
Даст ли жадному сердцу желанный ответ,
Разрешит ли сомнений тяжёлый вопрос!

 ... 

Сам не знаю, за что я люблю тебя, ночь, --
Так люблю, что страдая любуюсь тобой!
Сам не знаю, за что я люблю тебя, ночь, --
Оттого, может быть, что далёк мой покой! --

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,6 of the original text.

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Composition:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898), "Ночь", first published 1850

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

ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Night", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nuit", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Alicja Istigniejew) , "Noc", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Nuit

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Tchaikovsky)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)

Pourquoi est-ce que je t'aime, nuit brillante ?
Je t'aime tant que je t'adore dans la souffrance !
Pourquoi est-ce que je t'aime, nuit silencieuse ?
Tu envoie le repos aux autres et pas à moi !

Qu'êtes-vous pour moi étoiles, lune, ciel, nuages,
Et cette lumière qui glissant sur le granit froid
Transforme en diamants les gouttes de rosée de la fleur,
Et, comme un chemin d'or, traverse la mer ?

Nuit, pourquoi aimerais-je ta lumière d'argent ?
Si elle va adoucir l'amertume des larmes cachées
Donnera-t-elle au pauvre cœur la réponse désirée ?
Va-t-elle résoudre la question difficile du doute ?

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,6 of the original text.

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