Spanish song | Grenada is shrouded with mist

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Sergey Rybin

Испанский романс

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

Оделась туманом Гренада,
Всё дремлет вокруг,
Всё манит к свиданью.

Открой же вентану, Эльвира,
Не медли друг мой милый,
Час любви улетает напрасно!

В немом ожиданьи
Томлюся я страстью,
Не бойся, друг милый,
Мрак нас сокроет
От взоров коварных!

В восторге безмолвном,
В объятиях страсти
Забудем мы время,
Забудем заботы мирские.

Но что же ты медлишь, Эльвира?
Иль страх безрассудный владеет тобою?
Пылким лобзаньем, друг милый,
Навеки его заглушу я!..

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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 Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 - 1869), "Испанский романс" [ voice and piano ], from opera Каменный гость (The Stone Guest), Первая песня Лауры (first song of Laura) [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "Spanish song", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-09-16
Line count: 19
Word count: 70

Spanish song

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

Grenada is shrouded with mist,
The surroundings are in slumber,
Everything invites a rendezvous.

Open the window, Elvira,
Don't delay, my dear friend,
The hour of love is flying in vain!

In silent expectation
I languish with passion,
Fear not, my dear friend,
The darkness will conceal us 
from prying eyes!

In mute ecstasy,
Embracing passionately
We'll forget the time,
Forget worldly troubles.

But why the delay, Elvira?
Has irrational fear possessed you?
With a passionate kiss, my dear friend,
I'll forever silence it!...

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This text was added to the website: 2020-09-16
Line count: 19
Word count: 84