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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)
Translation © by Jennifer Gliere

Красавица рыбачка
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Красавица рыбачка,
оставь челнок на песке;
посиди со мной, поболтаем,
рука в моей руке.

Прижмись головкой к сердцу,
не бойся ласки моей;
ведь каждый день ты с морем
играешь судьбой своей.

И сердце моё, как море, -
там бури, прилив и отлив,
в его глубинах много
жемчужных дремлет див.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1824, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 8, first published 1824
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (1875 - 1956), "Красавица рыбачка", op. 58 (Семь романсов (Sem' romansov) = Seven Romances) no. 6 (1912), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Jennifer Gliere) , "You beautiful fishermaiden", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 48

You beautiful fishermaiden
Language: English  after the Russian (Русский) 
You beautiful fishermaiden,
Pull your boat toward shore;
Come to me and sit down,
We will speak of love, hand in hand.
 
Lay your little head on my heart,
And do not be too frightened;
Indeed, you trust yourself fearlessly
Daily to the wild sea!
 
My heart is just like the sea,
Having storms and ebb and flow,
And many beautiful pearls
Rest in its depths.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Russian (Русский) to English copyright © 2016 by Jennifer Gliere, (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 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, written 1824, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 8, first published 1824
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2016-12-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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