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Irina Arkhipova Sings “On The Hills of Georgia. “ Poem by Pushkin, Music by Rimsky-Korsakov. The great Russian Mezzo-Soprano was named People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1966. Here she sings a very well known art song, based on a Pushkin poem. Lyrics below, in both Russian and English: На холмах Грузии лежит ночная мгла; The night mist lies on the hills of Georgia: Шумит Арагва предо мною. Before me the river Aragva roars. Мне грустно и легко; печаль моя светла; I am sad and yet at the same time calm Печаль моя полна тобою, As in my despondency I feel no anxiety, Тобой, одной тобой... Унынья моего For my dark sadness is made light by you, Ничто не мучит, не тревожит, By you alone, I am full of you. И сердце вновь горит и любит — оттого, The heart burns and beats again, Что не любить оно не может. Because it cannot fail to love you!
