Russian
VIRELA I (Я голоса ее не слышал...)
English translation
Prelude 1 ( I have never heard her voice sound...)
Я голоса ее не слышал,
I have never heard her voice sound
И имени ее не знал...
And I have never known her name
...Она была в злофейном крэпе..
…She was dressed like a witch - in crepe…
...В ее глазах грустили степи...
...In her eyes one could see wistful steppe…
Когда она из церкви вышла
When from church she stepped on the ground
И вздрогнула – я застонал...
And trembled - I moaned aflame…
Но голоса ее не слышал,
But I have never heard her voice sound,
Но имени ее не знал.
But I’ve never known her name.