P.I. Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances Op. 57 - No.1 Скажи, о чем в тени ветвей (Oh say, what is it, in shady branches)
Anna Mathioudaki, soprano
Aäron Wajnberg, piano
Text:
Oh say, what is it, in shady branches,
When nature is at rest,
That makes the nightingale sing in spring,
And what it is that his song expresses?
What stirs our blood so mysteriously?
Oh say, oh say, what word
Is known to all and is so ever new?
It is love!
Of say, what causes, all alone,
The maiden to wonder and presume,
What fills her sleep with secret trembling,
And promises fear and joy?
Oh name that strange affliction,
Full of radiant delight, for which
She longs and so desires:
It is love!
Oh say, when burdened by life’s cares,
You languish in exhaustion,
And yet for all sad care,
You still summon up the ghost of happiness,
What brings gladness to your breast?
Is it not those unearthly sounds,
When you first heard
The words, the words of love!
English Translation © Philip Ross Bullock
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