I gaze at you with a smile | I gaze at you with a smile

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by Tat'yana Lvovna Shchepkina-Kupernik (1874 - 1952)

Translation © by Sergey Rybin

Я на тебя гляжу с улыбкой

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

Я на тебя гляжу с улыбкой,
Уста мои так горячи...
Пусть это будет хоть ошибкой,
Молчи, молчи!

На землю редко и нежданно
Нисходят счастия лучи...
Пусть это ново, это странно,
Молчи, молчи!

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Text Authorship:

by Tat'yana Lvovna Shchepkina-Kupernik (1874 - 1952) [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 Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906), "Я на тебя гляжу с улыбкой", op. 70 no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sergey Rybin) , "I gaze at you with a smile", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 8
Word count: 32

I gaze at you with a smile

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

I gaze at you with a smile,
My lips are burning hot...
Even if it be a mistake,
Be silent, be silent!

Rarely and suddenly upon the earth
Descend the rays of happiness...
Though it is new, though it is strange,
Be silent, be silent!

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Tat'yana Lvovna Shchepkina-Kupernik (1874 - 1952)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 45