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I Promise
Words and music by Yuri Vizbor
People say, ‘Don’t worry, love is always new.
Soon you’ll find your soulmate, fair and flawless.’
All I need is just a single glimpse of you,
And I’ll ask for nothing else, I promise.
Once again the cranes are winging through the blue.
Leaves are falling in the golden forest.
All I need is just a single word from you,
And I’ll ask for nothing else, I promise.
Put your arms around me, say a word that’s true.
You are both my anguish and my solace.
All I need is just a single life with you,
And I’ll ask for nothing else, I promise.
Comments
Tanya Gertsoyg
August 21, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Thank you for the music to our ears.
The translation is superb and the songs in your interpretation are very very
good
admin
August 21, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Thanks, I am glad you like it
Leanne Romak
September 2, 2009 at 11:48 am
This is my favorite song - so beautiful!
Ella Gershon
November 19, 2009 at 9:18 am
Excellent translations, very nice performance
Thank you very much. So important that this beautiful poetry can be understood and appreciated by english-speaking people
alex likhterman
November 21, 2009 at 12:12 am
very,very beatiful
admin
November 23, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Thank you for the kinds words, Ella
Michael Levitin
January 14, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Thanks, that’s really great – as well as many other songs, and the performance!
I always wanted to translate some of the Russian bards’ songs myself, but haven’t got your talent.
If you are passing London one day, would be great to hear you live!
Alexander Amelkin
September 3, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Thank you again for a good translation. However, in this case I think that the version you sing (”of nothing more”) is better than the written one (”of nothing else”).
admin
September 5, 2010 at 10:44 am
You are right - “Nothing else” is actually a misprint
Rashpill
September 15, 2010 at 8:45 am
Please accept my endless thanks for this song!
Few words.
1. Vizbor was Yuriy, please correct the initial.
2. Would it be closer to the original:
“You will find your love, don’t worry,” – they insist –
“And you’ll know it from very moment.”
All I need is just to know that you exist,
And I’ll ask for nothing more, I promise.
3. “All I need is just a single life with you” has a hidden meaning. It splits to “single life” + “with you” that means unmarried coexistense that is not the case…
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