Lermontov - The Water Witch

The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)

Upon a blue river a water witch played
by light of the full moon a maid;
And silvery foam she would splash to the moon
As she swam in that silver lagoon.

The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)

The river resounding swept onward apace
Reflecting white clouds on its face;
The water witch sang - and her words and their sound
Flew up to the steep banks around.

The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)

The mermaid sang, "At the river bottom,
One can see the shimmer of daylight.
There, golden schools of fish swim;
There, crystal cities stand.

The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)

There, upon a pillow of bright sand,
Under the shadow of deep thickets,
Sleeps a knight, a victim of a jealous wave.
There sleeps a foreign knight.

The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)
The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)

Among the deep darkness of night,
We like to brush the rings of his silky curls,
And at midday, many a time,
we kissed him on the forehead and lips.

The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)

But for some reason, our passionate kisses
Meet only coldness and silence;
He sleeps, and as I hold him against my breast,
He doesn't breathe, or break his sleep with even a whisper!"

The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)
The Water Witch... (The Water Witch...)

Thus the witch on her river of blue in this song
Inconceivably sad and prolonged;
The river resounding swept onward apace
Reflecting white clouds on its face.

Lermontov - The Water Witch

Music by AI & Agni_Agnelli