by Denis Vasilyevich Davydov (1784 - 1839)
Translation Singable translation by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903)

И моя звёздочка
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Море воёт, море стонет,
И во мраке, одинок,
Поглошен волною, тонет
Мой заносчивый челнок. 

Но, счастливец, пред собою
Вижу звёздочку мою -
И покоен я душою,
И беспечно я пою:

,,Молодая, золотая
Предвешательница дня,
При тебе беда земная
Недоступна до меня. 

Но сокрой за бурной мглою
Ты сияние своё -
И сокроется с тобою
Провидение моё!``

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The mariner
Language: English  after the Russian (Русский) 
Through the seas in fury raging,
'Neath the skies bow'd down and dark,
Battle with the waves lone waging,
Struggles hopeless now my bark.
 
But, oh joy! the clouds dividing,
Let my star gleam forth to view;
And in its mild beam confiding,
Gay I sing with courage new.
 
Herold bright of day before me,
Golden youth-restoring star,
Evil chance aye hangeth o'er me,
When thou beamest low and far.
 
Yet, when thro' the clouds no beaming
Of thy light comes down to me,
I am lost beyond redeeming,
Without guide on shoreless sea.

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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-06
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