by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)
Translation by G. Jorissenne , as J. Sergennois
Смеркалось; жаркий день бледнел...
Language: Russian (Русский)
Our translations: ENG
[Смеркалось;]1 жаркий день бледнел неуловимо. Над озером туман тянулся полосой, И кроткий образ твой, знакомый и любимый, В вечерний тихий час носился предо мной. Улыбка та ж была, которую люблю я, И мягкая коса, как прежде, расплелась, И очи грустные, попрежнему тоскуя, Глядели на меня в вечерний тихий час.
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- by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Andrey Aleksandrovich Bobrinsky (1823 - 1903), "День бледнел" [sung text not yet checked]
- by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Смеркалось", op. 10 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances)) no. 3 (1870-1876), published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Moscow, Jurgenson [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ivan Avgustovich Davidov (1861 - 1906), "Смеркалось" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Yulyevich Davidov (1838 - 1889), "Смеркалось", op. 28 (Sechs Romanzen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sergey Grigoryevich Grasgof (b. 1881), "Смеркалось" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aleksandr Ippolitovich Mann (1864 - 1922), "Смеркалось" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Смеркалось", op. 301 no. 7 (2019) [ voice and piano ], from 20 Lieder nach Alexei K. Tolstoi, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Смеркалось; жаркий день", 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nikolay Vladimirovich Shcherbachyov (1853 - 1922), "Смеркалось; жаркий день бледнел", op. 24 (Six Mélodies pour Chant et Piano) no. 5, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff, also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vasily Vasilyevich Vargin , "Смеркалось" [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by G. Jorissenne ; composed by Nikolay Vladimirovich Shcherbachyov.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Karl Yulyevich Davidov.
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- ENG English (Lyle Neff) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Le soir
Language: French (Français) after the Russian (Русский)
Ce soir là, dans l'ardeur du jour tombant et blême, Le lac s'était voilé d'un mince et doux brouillard, Et ton image vint, pareille à toi que j'aime, Avec la paix du soir, se fondre en mes regards. Ton beau sourire avait sa grâce tant aimée, Les flots de tes cheveux roulaient sur ton col blanc, Et dans tes tristes yeux l'angoisse accoutumée Me dit, avec le soir, un long adieu troublant.
Text Authorship:
- by G. Jorissenne , as J. Sergennois [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Count (1817 - 1875)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Nikolay Vladimirovich Shcherbachyov (1853 - 1922), "Le soir", op. 24 (Six Mélodies pour Chant et Piano) no. 5, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Belaieff, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 72