Even rustles cannot be heard in the garden,
Everything has died away here till morning.
If you knew how dear to me
Are nights in Podmoskovye.
The river seems to be unmoved,
Reflecting the silver moonlight.
A song is heard and then unheard
In these silent nights.
Sweetheart, why do you look at me sideways,
With downcast head?
It's hard to tell you and hard to keep silent
About what I hold in my heart.
And the dawn is coming already,
So, please, do me a favor:
Don't you, too, forget
These summer nights in Podmoskovye!
translated by Natalia Chernega