Antonín Dvořák - Rusalka, Op.114, B. 203, Act 1. O Silver Moon
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromir Erben and Bozena Nemcova, Antonin Dvorak's opera, Rusalka is the most popular Czech opera in circulation. This particular aria is sung by the title character, Rusalka. Rusalka is the daughter of a water nymph who wants nothing more than to be human after she fell in love with a hunter/prince who frequents the lake in which she lives. Rusalka sings this song asking for the moon to reveal her love to the Prince.

Song to the Moon


Mesiku na nebi hlubokem
Svetlo tve daleko vidi,
Po svete bloudis sirokem,
Divas se v pribytky lidi.
Mesicku, postuj chvili
reckni mi, kde je muj mily
Rekni mu, stribmy mesicku,
me ze jej objima rame,
aby si alespon chvilicku
vzpomenul ve sneni na mne.
Zasvet mu do daleka,
rekni mu, rekni mu kdo tu nan ceka!
O mneli duse lidska sni,
at'se tou vzpominkou vzbudi!
Mesicku, nezhasni, nezhasni!



Moon, high and deep in the sky
Your light sees far,
You travel around the wide world,
and see into people's homes.
Moon, stand still a while
and tell me where is my dear.
Tell him, silvery moon,
that I am embracing him.
For at least momentarily
let him recall of dreaming of me.
Illuminate him far away,
and tell him, tell him who is waiting for him!
If his human soul is in fact dreaming of me,
may the memory awaken him!
Moonlight, don't disappear, don't disappear!

Painting - The Water Nymph, 1908

Artist - Herbert Draper (1864 - 1920)

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