Сергей Лемешев. Как сладко с тобою мне быть (М.Глинка - Н.Рындин). Фортепиано - А.Макаров, 1948.
Sergei Lemeshev. Kak slako s toboju (Ah, the sweetness of being beside you). Old Russian Romance (M. Glinka - N. Ryndin). Piano: A. Makarov. Recorded in 1948.


Ah, the sweetness of being beside you

Ah, the sweetness of being beside you.
To sink silently
into your eyes of blue!
All your soul's flaming passion
Is reflected so strongly in them,
Beyond the expression of words.
And my heart leaps up at the sight of you!

I love to gaze upon you;
Your delighted smile and sensuous movements
Tell me so much.
Vainly would I seek
to stifle the surges of my agitated spirit
And still my heart with reason.
My heart does not listen to reason at the sight of you!

Like a wondrous new star
You came upon me
and lit up my life.
Shine on me, show me the way,
lead me to new happiness.
For I have known no hope.
And my heart will drown in ecstasy
at the sight of you!

Thanks to The Lied and Art Song Texts Page for the translation.

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