Moscow Nights - SATB, piano
This Russian song speaks of the love of one's home as one of the most beautiful places on earth. Home brings memories of childhood, love, and family. Perfect for high school concert festivals, or perhaps a community choir concert about home or community.
Moscow Nights
Music by V. Solovyev-Sedoy
Lyrics by M. Matusovsky
Arrangement by Steve Danielson
Performed in Russian
(English Translation by Jerry Silverman, used with permission)
Stillness in the grove, not a rustling sound,
Softly shines the moon clear and bright.
Dear, if you could know how I treasure so
This most beautiful Moscow night.
Lazily the brook, like a silvery stream,
Ripples gently in the moonlight;
And song afar fades as in a dream
In the spell of this summer night.
Dearest, why so sad, why the downcast eyes,
And your lovely head bend so low?
Oh, it's hard to speak, and yet not to speak
Of the longing my heart does know.
Promise me, my love, as the dawn appears
And the darkness turns into light,
That you'll cherish, dear, through the passing years,
This most beautiful Moscow night.
Hear and see the sheet music by clicking here.