by Paul Collin (1845 - 1915)
Translation by Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Santagano-Gorchakova (1842 - 1913)
Qu'importe que l'hiver
Language: French (Français)
Qu'importe que l'hiver éteigne les clartés Du soleil assombri dans les cieux [attristés?]1 Je sais bien où trouver encore Les brillants rayons d'une aurore Plus belle que [celle]2 des cieux. Toi que j'adore, c'est dans tes yeux! Qu'importe que l'hiver ait des printemps défunts [Dispersé]3 sans pitié les enivrants parfums? Je sais où trouver, non flétrie, Malgré [les bises]4 en furie, Une rose encor tout en fleur. Ô ma chérie, c'est dans ton cœur! Ce rayon qui, bravant les ombres [de]5 la nuit, Toujours splendide et pur luit au fond de tes yeux; Cette fleur toujours parfumée Qui dans ton cœur est enfermée Et qui sait survivre à l'été. Ma bien aimée, c'est [la]6 beauté!
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1 Massenet: "attristés."
2 Massenet: "l'aube"
3 Massenet: "Dissipé"
4 Massenet: "la bise"
5 Massenet: "et"
6 Massenet: "ta"
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1 Massenet: "attristés."
2 Massenet: "l'aube"
3 Massenet: "Dissipé"
4 Massenet: "la bise"
5 Massenet: "et"
6 Massenet: "ta"
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Collin (1845 - 1915) [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 Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Qu'importe que l'hiver", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Poème d'Octobre, no. 4, Paris: G. Hartmann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Qu'importe que l'hiver", op. 65 (Шесть французский романсов = Shest' francuzskij romansov (Six French romances) = Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1888), also set in Russian (Русский), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Santagano-Gorchakova (1842 - 1913) ; composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Què importa si l’hivern", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "It doesn't matter", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 121
Пускай зима
Language: Russian (Русский) after the French (Français)
Пускай зима погасит солнца светлый луч и покроет эфир цеплю сумрачных туч... Знаю я, где искать блеск света, солнца и лучей, и рассвета, прекрасней зари в небесах. О, дорогая, - в твоих лишь глазах! Пускай зима покроет снегом всё цветы и суровой рукой рассеет лепестки... Знаю я, где искать цвет прекрасный, несмотря на холод дней ненастных, - розу, в свежей, пышной красе. О, дорогая, - в твоих лишь душе! Этот луч, что в глазах твоих всегда блестит, которого ничто не может погасить; тот цветок, что душа сохраняет, что никогда не увядаёт, пережив весенние дни. О, дорогая, то блеск красы!
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Santagano-Gorchakova (1842 - 1913) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Collin (1845 - 1915)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), "Пускай зима", op. 65 (Шесть французский романсов = Shest' francuzskij romansov (Six French romances) = Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1888), also set in French (Français), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-06
Line count: 21
Word count: 96