Oh, longtemps, dans le silence de la nuit mystérieuse

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by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

В молчаньи ночи тайной

(Sung text for setting by S. Rachmaninov)

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Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE SPA

О, долго буду я, в молчаньи ночи тайной,
Коварный лепет твой, улыбку, взор случайный,
Перстам послушную волос, волос твоих густую прядь,
Из мыслей изгонять, и снова призывать;
 ... 
Шептать и поправлять былые выраженья
Речей моих с тобой, исполненных смущенья,
И в опьянении, наперекор уму,
Заветным именем будить ночную тьму.

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Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov

Text Authorship:

by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892), no title, first published 1844

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ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Dans le silence de la nuit

(Sung text translation for setting by S. Rachmaninov)

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Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)

Oh, longtemps, dans le silence de la nuit mystérieuse,
Ton murmure rusé, ton sourire, ton regard, ton regard qui passe,
Les mèches de tes cheveux qui obéissent à tes doigts,
Je vais les chasser loin de mes pensées et me les rappeler encore.
 ... 
Je murmurerai et je corrigerai la forme initiale
De mes conversations avec toi pleines d'embarras,
Et enivré, contre toute raison,
Je troublerai l'obscurité de la nuit avec ton nom sacré.

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