Он был титулярный советник,
 Она - генеральская дочь;
Он скромно в любви объяснился,
 Она прогнала его прочь.

Пошёл титулярный советник
 и пьянствовал целую ночь.
И в винном тумане носилась
 пред ним генеральская дочь!

Note: "Titular Councilor" was the lowest rank of public servant in Tsarist Russia.

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Composition:

Set to music by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 - 1869), "Титулярный Советник" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

• by Pyotr Isayevich Veinberg (1831 - 1908), no title, first published 1859

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

• ENG English (Victor Han) , "Titular councilor", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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