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by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)

Средь шумного бала
 (Sung text for setting by P. Tchaikovsky)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG ENG
Средь шумного бала, случайно,
В тревоге мирской суеты,
Тебя я увидел, но тайна
Твои покрывала черты.

Лишь очи печально глядели,
А голос так дивно звучал,
Как звон отдалённой свирели,
Как моря бушующий вал.

Мне стан твой понравился тонкий
И весь твой задумчивый вид,
А смех твой, и грустный, и звонкий,
С тех пор в моём сердце звучит.

В часы одинокие ночи
Люблю я, усталый, прилечь;
Я вижу печальные очи,
Я слышу веселую речь,

И грустно я, грустно так засыпаю,
И в грёзах неведомых сплю...
Люблю ли тебя, я не знаю,
Но кажется мне, что люблю!

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Средь шумного бала", op. 38 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances)) no. 3 (1878) [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch), also set in French (Français)

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875), no title, first published 1851

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Sonja Van Lier) , "Temidden van het bal", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Jacob Wilde) , "Amid the din of the ball", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bruno Tutenberg) , "Inmitten des Balles"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 96

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