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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)

Весёлые окна
 (Sung text for setting by D. Smirnov)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
Слышу колокол. В поле весна.
Ты открыла весёлые окна.
День смеялся и гас. Ты следила одна
Облаков розоватых волокна.

Смех прошёл по лицу, но замолк и исчез:
Что же мимо прошло и смутило?
Ухожу в розовеющий лес
Ты забудешь меня, как простила.

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Весёлые окна", op. 9 no. 1, published 1972 [ voice and orchestra ], from Shest' stikhotvorenij Aleksandra Bloka, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, from the cycle "Stikhi o prekrasnoj dame", first published 1902

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

  • ENG English (Dmitri Smirnov) , "The merry windows", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Dmitri Smirnov

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

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