Sur la rivière | Lune pensive, étoiles lointaines

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by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Над озером

(Sung text for setting by M. Balakirev)

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Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG FRE GER GER

Месяц задумчивый, звёзды далёкие
С темного неба водами любуются.
Молча смотрю я на воды глубокие:
Тайны волшебные сердцем в них чуются.
Плешут, таятся, ласкательно нежные;
Много в их ропоте силы чарующей:
Слышатся думы и страсти безбрежные.
Голос неведомый, душу волнующий,
Нежит, пугает, наводит сомнение.
Слушать велит-ли он? с места-б не сдвинулся;
Гонит-ли прочь? -- Убежал-бы в смятении.
В глубь-ли зовёт? -- Без оглядки-б я кинулся! ...

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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev

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by Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848 - 1913)

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ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "Above the river", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur la rivière", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Frieder Anders) , "Über dem Fluss", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Über dem Fluss", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Sur la rivière

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Balakirev)

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

Lune pensive, étoiles lointaines,
Qui admirent les eaux depuis le ciel bleu,
En silence je regarde les eaux profondes ;
Mon cœur ressent des secrets magiques en elles.
Elles éclaboussent furtivement, tendrement ;
Il y a beaucoup de force de séduction dans leur murmure :
On entend des pensées et des passions infinies.
Une voix inconnue qui bouleverse mon âme,
Dorlote, effraie, apporte des doutes.
Ordonne-t-elle d'écouter ? -- je ne bouge pas de l'endroit.
Me conduit-elle dehors ? -- je cours dans la confusion.
M'appelle-t-elle dans les profondeurs ? -- sans hésitation je m'élance ! ...

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