| Oleg Pogudin - Cossack Lullaby. Lyrics, paintings and drawings - M.Lermontov. Олег Погудин - Казачья колыбельная песня. Слова, картины, акварели и рисунки М. Ю. Лермонтова. Translation into English and French: A cossack lullaby Sleep, my darling, sleep, my baby, Close your eyes and sleep. Darkness comes; into your cradle Moonbeams shyly peep. Many pretty songs I'll sing you And a lullaby. Pleasant dreams the night will bring you.... Sleep, dear, rock-a-bye. Muddy waters churn in anger, Loud the Terek roars, And a Chechen with a dagger Leaps onto the shore. Steeled your father is in gory Battle.... You and I, Little one, we need not worry... . Sleep, dear, rock-a-bye. There will come a day when boldly, Like your dad, my son, You will mount your horse and shoulder, Proud, a Cossack gun. With bright silks your saddle for you I will sew.... There lie Roads as yet untrod before you.... Sleep, dear, rock-a-bye. You'll grow up to be a fearless Cossack, and a true. Off you'll ride, and I'll stand tearless, Looking after you. But when you are gone from sight, son, Bitterly I'll cry.... May the dreams you dream be light, son; Sleep, dear, rock-a-bye. Thoughts of you when we are parted All my days will fill. In the nighttime, anxious-hearted, Pray for you I will. I'll be thinking that you're lonely, That for home you sigh.... Sleep, my son, my one and only, Sleep, dear, rock-a-bye. I will see you to the turning, And you'll ride away. With my icon you will journey And before it pray ... |
