Songs
Ne poi krasavitsa ('Do not sing for me fair maiden')
(1892)
Op. 4 no.4
Ne poi krasavitsa ('Do not sing for me fair maiden')
Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne Ty pesen Gruzii pechalnoi; Napominayut mne one Druguyu zhizn i bereg dalnyi. Uvy, napominayut mne Tvoi zhestokie napevy I step, i noch – i pri lune Cherty dalyokoy, miloi devï.
Ne poi krasavitsa ('Do not sing for me fair maiden')
Oh do not sing for me, fair maiden,Those Georgian songs so sad;The remind meOf another life and a distant shore.Alas, your cruel strainsRemind meOf the steppe and the night,And the moonlit face of my distant beloved.
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Composer
Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period.
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Poet
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.
Pushkin was born into Russian nobility in Moscow. His father, Sergey Lvovich Pushkin, belonged to Pushkin noble families. A maternal great-grandfather was African-born general Abram Petrovich Gannibal. He published his first poem at the age of 15, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Upon graduation from the Lycee, Pushkin recited his controversial poem "Ode to Liberty", one of several that led to his being exiled by Tsar Alexander the First. While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police and unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialized between 1825 and 1832.
Pushkin was fatally wounded in a duel with his brother-in-law, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, also known as Dantes-Gekkern, a French officer serving with the Chevalier Guard Regiment, who attempted to seduce the poet's wife, Natalia Pushkina.
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Ne poi krasavitsa ('Do not sing for me fair maiden')
Ne poi krasavitsa ('Do not sing for me fair maiden')
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor of the late Romantic period.
See Full Entry
Poet
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.
Pushkin was born into Russian nobility in Moscow. His father, Sergey Lvovich Pushkin, belonged to Pushkin noble families. A maternal great-grandfather was African-born general Abram Petrovich Gannibal. He published his first poem at the age of 15, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Upon graduation from the Lycee, Pushkin recited his controversial poem "Ode to Liberty", one of several that led to his being exiled by Tsar Alexander the First. While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police and unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialized between 1825 and 1832.
Pushkin was fatally wounded in a duel with his brother-in-law, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, also known as Dantes-Gekkern, a French officer serving with the Chevalier Guard Regiment, who attempted to seduce the poet's wife, Natalia Pushkina.
Taken from Wikipedia. Read the full article here.
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