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by Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin (1841 - 1893)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Он так меня любил
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Нет, не любила я! но странная забота
Теснила грудь мою, когда он приходил;
То вся краснела я, боялася чего то,
Он так меня любил, он так меня любил!

Чтоб нравиться ему тогда, цветы и те наряды
Я берегла, что он по сердцу находил;
С ним говорила я, его ловила взгляды, -
Он так меня любил, он так меня любил!

Но раз он мне сказал: ,,В ту рощу,
в час за ката придёшь ли?`` -- ,,Да, приду!``
Но не хватило сил. Я в рощу не пошла,
он ждал меня напрасно!

Тогда уехал он, сердясь на неудачу;
Несчастный, как меня проклясть он должен был!
Я не увижусь с ним, мне тяжело, я плачу...
Он так меня любил, он так меня любил!

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Note on Transliterations

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin (1841 - 1893) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Delphine de Girardin (1804 - 1855), "Il m'aimait tant!", subtitle: "Romance"
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Он так меня любил", op. 28 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six romances)) no. 4 (1875) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "He loved me so much", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Il m'aimait tant", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 117

Il m'aimait tant
Language: French (Français)  after the Russian (Русский) 
Non, je ne l'aimais pas ! Mais un étrange émoi
Oppressait ma poitrine, quand il arrivait ;
À un moment je rougissais, au suivant la moindre chose m'effrayait,
Il m'aimait tant, il m'aimait tant !

Pour lui plaire, les fleurs et les tenues,
Je portais ce qui était à son goût ;
Je lui parlais, j'attrapais son regard,
Il m'aimait tant, il m'aimait tant !

Mais un jour il m'a dit : « Dans le bosquet,
À l'heure du coucher du soleil, viendras-tu ? » -- « Oui, je viendrai ! »
Mais c'était au-dessus de mes forces. Je ne suis pas allée dans le bois,
Il m'a attendu en vain !

Puis il est parti, en colère de son échec ;
Homme malheureux, comme il a dû me maudire !
Je ne le reverrai jamais, c'est dur pour moi, je pleure...
Il m'aimait tant, il m'aimait tant !

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksei Nikolayevich Apukhtin (1841 - 1893)
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Delphine de Girardin (1804 - 1855), "Il m'aimait tant!", subtitle: "Romance"
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2016-07-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 136

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