„Не пой, красавицa!“ "Oh, never sing to me again!"
Rachmaninov, Op. 4, No. 4
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Orchestre du Théâtre Mariinski
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Here's a beautiful recording of one of Rachmaninov's great Romances, from his first collection of songs, orchestrated instead of on piano. I included the piano score so that you can follow along if you wish.
Text (ENG)
Oh, never sing to me again
The songs of Georgia, fair maiden,
Their tones recall to me in vain
Far distant shores with sorrow laden.
Alas! those songs remembrance stir,
Full many memories round me gather,
The steppes at night, in vision clear
The form and features of another!...
This image, fatal yet so true
At sight, of thee will surely vanish,
But they voice to rise anew,
That all my striving fails to banish.
So never sing to me again
Those songs of Georgia, fair maiden,
Their tones recall to me in vain,
Far distant shores with sorrow laden.
29 ноя 2015
