by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)
Translation by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893)
Poljubila ja
Language: Russian (Русский) after the Ukrainian (Українська)
Poljubila ja, Na pečal' svoju, Sirotinušku Bestalannogo. Už takaja [mne Dolja]1 vypala! Razlučili nas Ljudi sil'nye; Uvezli ego, Sdali v rekruty... I soldatkoj ja, Odinokoj ja, Znat', v čužoj izbe I sostarejus'... Už takaja [mne Dolja]1 vypala.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Rachmaninov: "доля мне" ("dolja mne")
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (1825 - 1893), no title, written 1860, appears in Pesni, no. 5 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Ukrainian (Українська) by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), no title
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 Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Полюбила я на печаль свою", op. 8 (Шесть романсов = Shest' romansov (Six songs)) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Dmitry Andreyevich Usatov (1847 - 1913), "Полюбила я на печаль свою", 1891 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anne Evans) , "To my sorrow I have grown to love", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je suis tombé amoureux pour mon chagrin", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-18
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Word count: 37