Текст песни Сергей Лемешев - Танеев - Маска

Sergey Ivanovich Taneev (1856 - 1915)
The Mask, Op. 34 No. 3, (1911-12)
Poems by J.P. Polonsky

Sergey Lemeshev, tenor

Record 1939

In motleyness, in the crowded congregation,
Glancing idle glance without attention
Wicked boredom for a long time,
At the columns I met dominoes.

Holding out his little baby handle
She squeezed mine in earnest;
My face began to play a fever
But I didn’t recognize my sweetheart.

From under the pink silk mask
Like two stars, eyes glowed -
And my gaze stopped
Expressed both love and reproach.

Finally she said softly:
“For a long time, I was looking for you everywhere” -
Changed the speech trembling sound,
I recognized the thrill of my dear hands.

Oh, in the name of simple-hearted love
Do not take off this mask of soulless
I'm afraid my dear friend, loving
I am this moment I am afraid for you.

In a multitude, in the crowded gatherings
Let slander pass without attention
And love a frank word
The evil rumor does not overhear. -

1840–45