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by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)
Translation by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893)

Полюбила я на печаль свою
 (Sung text for setting by S. Rachmaninov)
 See original
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Ukrainian (Українська) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Полюбила я,
На печаль свою,
Сиротинушку 
Бесталанного.
Уж такая доля мне выпала!
Разлучили нас
Люди сильные;
Увезли его,
Сдали в рекруты...
И солдаткой я, 
Одинокой я,
Знать, в чужой избе
И состареюсь...
Уж такая доля мне выпала.

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Полюбила я на печаль свою", op. 8 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six songs)) no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893), no title, written 1860, appears in Pesni, no. 5 [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in Ukrainian (Українська) by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anne Evans) , "To my sorrow I have grown to love", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je suis tombé amoureux pour mon chagrin", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 39

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