025A. Iosif Andriasov: "The Sorrow in My Melody", Op. 11 for Tenor and Piano. (Electronic)

Iosif Andriasov: "The Sorrow in My Melody", Op. 11 for Tenor and Piano Music Score.

In 1958, Iosif Andriasov composed the Romance “Vai le-le” for Tenor and Piano, poetry by Lydia Koydula. In the beginning of the 1970s, Iosif Andriasov asked Tatyana Korshilova to write a new text to his “Vai le-le” romance, with a new title “The Sorrow in My Melody.” Tatyana was a poetess from Moscow, and she obliged by writing a new text. Arshak Andriasov made a Viola and Piano version of this composition.

“Печаль в напеве моём.                 “Sorrow in my melody.
Вай лэ-лэ, вай лэ-лэ,                       Vai le-le, vai le-le,
Вай лэ-лэ, вай лэ-лэ, лэ-лэ…           Vai le-le, vai le-le, le-le…
Прячется день за окном…              Hiding behind a window is the day…
Пуст и безмолвен стал наш дом.   Emptiness and silence became our home.
Когда-то очень давно                     Sometime, very long ago,
Луна светила в окно,                       The moon flickered at the window,
Искрился кубок вина,                      A wine’s goblet was sparkling,
И тихо пела она…”                           And singing softly she was…”

From the book: “Essays on the Music of Iosif Andriasov.”
Written by Marta Andriasova (Marina Kudryashova).