by Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (1819 - 1898)

Noch` v Kry'mu
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG
Pomnish`, lunnoe merczan`e,
Shorox morya pod skaloj,
Sonny'x list`ev koly'xan`e
I [cy'ncy'rny']1 strekotan`e
Za ogradoj sadovoj;

V polumgle, nagorny'm sadom,
Shli my', -- lavr blagouxal;
Grot chernel za vinogradom,
I bassejn pod vodopadom
Perepolnenny'j zvuchal;

Pomnish`, svezhee dy'xan`e,
Zapax rozy', govor struj -
Vsej prirody' obayan`e
I nevol`noe sliyan`e
Ust v nezhdanny'j poceluj.

E`ta muzy'ka prirody',
E`ta muzy'ka dushi
Mne v iny'e; zly'e gody',
Posle bur` i nepogody',
Yasno sly'shalas` v tishi.

YA vnimal - i serdce grelos`
S yuga veyushhim teplom,
Legche verilos` i pelos`...
YA vnimal -- i mne xotelos`
E`toj muzy'ki vo vsyom...

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Note for stanza 1, line 4: word 2 ("цынцырны") is a Tatar word meaning "cicada"

1 Taneyev: "цикады" ("cikady")

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  • ENG English (Aleksey Berg) , "Night in Crimea", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 93