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by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
Translation © by Sonja Van Lier

Островок
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the English 
Our translations:  DUT
 Из моря смотрит островок,
 Его зеленые уклоны
 Украсил трав густых венок,
 Фиалки, анемоны.
 Над ним сплетаются листы,
 Вокруг него чуть плещут волны.
 Деревья грустны, как мечты,
 Как статуи, безмолвны.
 Здесь еле дышит ветерок,
 Сюда гроза не [долетает]1,
 И безмятежный островок
 Всё дремлет, засыпает.

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•   S. Taneyev 

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1 Taneyev: "залетает" ("zaletajet")

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Text Authorship:

  • by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "The Isle", written 1822
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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 Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (1875 - 1956), "Островок", op. 55 no. 2 (1911) [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev (1878 - 1942), "Островок", 1902 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Островок", op. 14 (Двенадцать романсов = Dvenadcat' romansov (Twelve songs)) no. 2 (1896) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 - 1915), "Островок", op. 17 (10 Романсов) no. 1, published 1905 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Sonja Van Lier) , "Het kleine eiland", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 46

Het kleine eiland
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the Russian (Русский) 
Er is een klein eiland in de zee.
Zijn flanken zijn groen versierd 
met een krans van sappig gras,
Daarboven vlechten de bladeren van Lelies en annemonen zich ineen.
Rondom het eiland bevinden zich 
de nauwelijks ruisende golven.
De bomen, treurig als dag-dromen,
staan bewegingsloos als beelden.
De wind ademt hier nauwelijks,
stormen komen hier niet.
En het serene kleine eiland,
slaapt en droomt....

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Russian (Русский) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Sonja Van Lier, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
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Based on:

  • a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "The Isle", written 1822
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2013-05-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

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