Privet!

[Olga Meerson]

The second song (Ia vam skazhu // odin sekret...), which used to be quite a hit (a 'Schlager') at the beginning of the 20th Century, has a wonderful remake, a song written based on it, and then also performed, by Alexei Khvostenko. One of the most poetic songs in all of the Russian song treasury: its ability to resurrect things from triteness is truly comparable to Pushkin's 'Egyptian Nights'. Its starts with the words "Khranite vechno tajnu etu,// ne otkryvajte nikomu: // Prinosit noch i blesk rassveta// V prozrachnykh krylyshkakh Amur". It is so beautiful!
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----- Original Message -----
From: Alina Israeli <aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU>
Date: Sunday, April 6, 2008 5:03 pm
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Privet!

> Here it is: http://ngavan.msk.ru/gan/a01/b91/c0000/d0858/ind.shtml
> 
> On Apr 6, 2008, at 3:02 PM, Jerry Katsell wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > 1.      Marusia, ty, Marusia
> >
> > Otkryvai tvoi glaza,
> >
> > No doktor otvechaet,
> >
> > Davnym davno umerla.
> >
> >
> > 2.      Ia Vam skazhu
> >
> > Odin sekret,
> >
> > Kogo liubliu,
> >
> > Togo i net.
> >
> >
> 
> Alina Israeli
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