My nightingale, nightingale

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by Anton Antonovich Delvig (1798 - 1831)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Соловей

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Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

Соловей мой, соловей,
Голосистый соловей!
Ты куда, куда летишь,
Где всю ночку пропоешь?
Соловей мой, соловей,
Голосистый соловей!
Кто-то бедная, как я,
Ночь прослушает тебя,
Не смыкаючи очей,
Утопаючи в слезах?
Соловей мой, соловей,
Голосистый соловей!
 ... 
Побывай во всех странах,
В деревнях и в городах:
Не найти тебе нигде
Горемышнее меня.
Соловей мой, соловей,
Голосистый соловей!
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Aliabev

Text Authorship:

by Anton Antonovich Delvig (1798 - 1831), "Русская песня", first published 1825

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 107

My nightingale, nightingale

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Aliabev)

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Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

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My nightingale, nightingale
Sweet-voiced nightingale!
To where are you flying?
Where will you sing all night?
Will some other unfortunate maiden like me
Listen to you tonight,
Unable to close her eyes,
Drowning in tears?
 ... 
Travel through every country,
Through villages, through towns:
You will not find anywhere
Someone more unhappy than I!
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a text in Russian (Русский) by Anton Antonovich Delvig (1798 - 1831), "Русская песня", first published 1825
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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-26
Line count: 28
Word count: 66