Overview
Introduction
Alyabyev's most famous work is The Nightingale (Соловей), a song based on a poem by Anton Delvig. It was composed while Alyabyev was in prison, in 1825. It has entered Russian consciousness as akin to a folk song.
The song became more widely known after having been introduced into Rosina's singing lesson scene in Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville by Pauline Viardot, followed by Adelina Patti and Marcella Sembrich.
Mikhail Glinka wrote piano variations based on the song, as did Mily Balakirev. Franz Liszt also wrote a transcription of it (S. 250/1).
It was one of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's favourite songs from his earliest childhood, as his mother often sang it to him.
Lyrics
我的夜莺,小夜莺,歌声嘹亮的小夜莺!你向哪儿飞翔?整夜你在哪儿歌唱?我的夜莺,小夜莺,歌声嘹亮的小夜莺!我的夜莺,小夜莺,歌声嘹亮的小夜莺!我的夜莺,小夜莺,歌声多嘹亮!你向哪儿飞翔?整夜歌唱,啊啊啊啊啊,歌唱.我的夜莺,小夜莺,歌声嘹亮的小夜莺!我的夜莺,歌声嘹亮.整夜你在哪儿歌唱?啊...
