Iosif Andriasov composed the “Apple Tree” for Tenor and Piano, poetry by Stepan Shchipachov, in 1960. This Romance opens with a tranquil, serene theme, which moves to an impetuous, dramatic culmination, which later returns to the initial calmness. There are two images in the text by Stepan Shchipachov – an apple tree and wind. Through those images of nature, the author narrates a life story, drawing a parallel between an apple tree (young, innocent girl), and the wind (a persistent cavalier). A narration takes place not from the “heroes” perspective, but from a third person.
“Она в цвету была, “She was in bloom,
В весеннем платье белом. In a white spring dress.
Но ветер платье рвал, But the wind was ripping her dress,
И молодое тело желанно целовал. And kissing her young body with desire.
Теперь шептаться ей, Now, whispering she would
В саду с соседкой сливой. In the garden, to a neighbor plum-tree.
Но не о чем жалеть: But there is nothing to regret:
Ей, тихой и счастливой, She, content and happy,
Плодами тяжелеть…” Will be bearing fruits…”
