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Growing up in a wind band (my father was a professional trumpet player) I listened a lot of Russian classical and band music. One of my favorites has always been a waltz “Osenniy son” Autumn Slumber by A. Joyce. All my life I thought of it a quintessential Russian waltz. It turned out it was a waltz written by the British “king of waltzes” Archibald Joyce. One of Titanic’s passenger’s recollection of “Autumn” playing as the Titanic foundered has led to speculation that he was in fact referring to Songe d’Automne with which he would undoubtedly been familiar.
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Here is lyrics by F. Kasatkin-Rostovsky in Russian.
Осенний сон
Старинный вальс
Музыка А. Джойса
Слова Ф. Касаткина-Ростовского
Тучи низко кружат над садом,
Ветер, воя, бьет в окно…
Сердце, тоскуя, плачет о прошлом,
Призрак счастья исчез давно.
Опустел наш сад, и напрасно взгляд
Ищет солнца луч в серой дали.
Кончен сон златой, плачет сад пустой,
И в ответ ему сердце щемит.
Скрылись чудной грезы виденья,
Упоенья, нега весны,
Радость свиданий, пыл увлеченья,
Унесли вас осенние сны…
Ах, зти черные глаза. Сост. Ю. Г. Иванов. Муз. редактор С. В. Пьянкова. – Смоленск: Русич, 2004
