from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by Andrey Pavlovich Globa (1888 - 1964)

Pered dolgoj razlukoj
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Yiddish (יידיש) 
Our translations:  FRE
Soprano
 Oj, Abram, kak bez tebja mne zhit'!
 Ja bez tebja, ty bez menja -
 Kak nam v razluke zhit'?

Tenor
 A pomnish', v vorotakh so mnoj stojala -
 Chto po sekretu ty mne skazala?
 Oj, oj, Rivochka, daj tvoj rotik, devochka!

Soprano
 Oj, Abram, kak mne zhit' teper'?
 Ja bez tebja, ty bez menja, -
 Oj, kak bez ruchki dver'!

Tenor
 A pomnish', guljali s toboj my v pare -
 Chto mne skazala ty na bul'vare?
 Oj, oj, Rivochka, daj tvoj rotik, devochka!

[Soprano
[  Oj, Abram, kak mne zhit' teper'?
[  Ja bez tebja, ty bez menja, -
[  Kak nam bez schast'ja zhit'?
[
[Tenor
[  Oj, Rivochka, kak bez tebja mne zhit'!
[  Ja bez tebja, ty bez menja, -
[  Kak nam bez schast'ja zhit'?

Soprano
 Ty pomnish', ja krasnuju jubku nosila?
 Oj, kak togda ja byla krasiva!
[  Oj, Abram! Oj, Abram!
[
[Tenor
[  Oj, oj, Rivochka, daj tvoj rotik, devochka!

Note: input from a monograph by Prof. Joachim Braun.

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  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Avant une longue séparation", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 32
Word count: 144