The merry windows | I hear the sound of a bell. Spring came to the field

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by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921)

Translation © by Dmitri Smirnov

Слышу колокол. В поле весна

Language: Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG

Слышу колокол. В поле весна.
Ты открыла весёлые окна.
День смеялся и гас. Ты следила одна
Облаков розоватых волокна.

Смех прошёл по лицу, но замолк и исчез:
Что же мимо прошло и смутило?
Ухожу в розовеющий лес
Ты забудешь меня, как простила.

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Text Authorship:

by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, from the cycle "Stikhi o prekrasnoj dame", first published 1902 [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 Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Весёлые окна", op. 9 no. 1, published 1972 [ voice and orchestra ], from Shest' stikhotvorenij Aleksandra Bloka, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948 - 2020), "Весёлые окна", op. 9a no. 1, published 1972 [ voice and piano ], from Shest' stikhotvorenij Aleksandra Bloka, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Dmitri Smirnov) , "The merry windows", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Dmitri Smirnov

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

The merry windows

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

I hear the sound of a bell. Spring came to the field.
You opened the merry windows.
Day laughed and went out. You followed alone
The pink fibres of the clouds. 

Laughter passed over her face, then faded away and disappeared:
What has happened? what has disturbed you?
I go away to the pink forest
You will forget me, as you forgave.

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a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, from the cycle "Stikhi o prekrasnoj dame", first published 1902
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 62