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by Ch. d'Orias
Translation by Lev L'vovich Kobylinsky (1889 - 1947), as Ellis

Menue`t
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Unknown Language 
Our translations:  ENG
Sredi nasledij proshly'x let
S mel`knuvshim ix ocharovan`em
Lyublyu starinny'j menue`t
S ego umil`ny'm zamiran`em! 

Da, v te vesely'e veka
Trudnee ne by'lo nauki, 
Chem nozhki vzmax, stuk kabluchka 
V lad pod razmerenny'e zvuki!

Mne mil vesyoly'j riturnel`
S ego blestyashhej pestrotoyu,
Lyublyu pevuchej skripki trel`,
Prizy'v kriklivogo goboya!

No chasto ix napev zhivoj
Vdrug nota skorbnaya pronzala,
I chasto v shumnom vixre bala
Mne otzvuk sly'shalsya inoj,

Kak budto pronosilos` e`xo
Zloveshhix, besposhhadny'x slov,
I xolodelo vdrug sred` smexa
Chelo v venke zhivy'x czvetov!

I vot, pokuda prisedala
Tolpa prababushek moix,
Pod strastny'j shopot madrigala, 
Uvy', sud`ba reshalas` ix!

Smotrite, plavno, gordelivo 
Skol`zit markiza pred tolpoj
S ministrom pod ruku... O divo!
No robkij vzor blestit slezoj...

Vokrug vostorg i obozhan`e, 
Czarice bala shlyut privet,
A na chele Temiry' sled
Bor`by' i taijnogo stradan`ya.

I kazhdy'j den` vorozheyu
K sebe zovyot Temira v straxe:
,,Otkroj, otkroj sud`bu moyu!``
,,Sen`ora, vash konecz na plaxe!``

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Text Authorship:

  • by Lev L'vovich Kobylinsky (1889 - 1947), as Ellis [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Unknown Language by Ch. d'Orias  [text unavailable]
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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 Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915), "Менуэт", op. 26 no. 9 (1908), published 1909 [ voice and piano ], from 10 Стихотворений из сборника Эллисъ «Иммортели» (10 Stikhotvorenij iz sbornika Ellis 'Immorteli') = 10 Poems from Ellis's Immortelles, no. 9, Berlin : Russischer Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 36
Word count: 154

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