Did you think of me, Natasha

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by Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky (1792 - 1878)

Translation © by Anton Bespalov, Rianne Stam

Икалось ли тебе, Наташа

(Sung text for setting by S. Rachmaninov)

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Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

I
Икалось ли тебе, Наташа,
Когда шампанское я пил
Различных вкусов, свойств и видов,
Различных возрастов и сил,

Когда в воронежских подвалах
Я жадно поминал тебя,
Любя Наташу, поэтессу,
Да и шампанское любя?

Здесь бьёт Кастальский ключ, питая
Небаснословною струей;
Поэзия — здесь вещь ручная:
Пять франков дай — и пей и пой!

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Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov

Text Authorship:

by Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky (1792 - 1878), "Эперне", written 1839-1854

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Did you think of me, Natasha

(Sung text translation for setting by S. Rachmaninov)

See original

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

I
Did you think of me, Natasha,
when I drank champagne
of different tastes, qualities and varieties,
of different ages and strengths

When in the cellars of Voronezh
I greedily remembered you,
with love, Natasha the poetess
Yes and with love too my champagne

Here lies Castal's spring
Nourishing with its fabled stream;
Poetry here is a tame thing
Just give five francs and drink, and sing!

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Note: this is a translation of Rachmaninov's version.

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Pyotr Andreyevich Vyazemsky (1792 - 1878), "Эперне", written 1839-1854
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