The cloud | A thundercloud swept across a field

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by N. Panov

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Тучка

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

Пронеслась над полем тучка грозовая,
Молнией блестящей в облаках играя;
Пролился на ниву дождик благодатный;
Дышит луг соседний негой ароматной.

Снова греет солнце, капли дождевые
На цветах сверкают словно золотые.
Так и в жизни нашей горе пронесётся,
Солнышко пригреет, счастье улыбнётся.

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Text Authorship:

by N. Panov [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Тучка", op. 49 (Семь романсов = Sem' romansov (Seven romances)) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The cloud", copyright © 2023

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Line count: 8
Word count: 41

The cloud

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

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A thundercloud swept across a field,
bursting with playful lightning,
bringing to the field a blessed rain;
the neighbouring meadow is breathing aromatic bliss.

The sun is shining again [and] raindrops
glitter on the flowers like gold.
Just as grief will sweep through your life,
the sun will warm you up, [and] happiness will smile upon you again.

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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 58