Tchaikovsky Romance : Why (Чайко́вский Отчего) Sergei Lemeshev

Tchaikovsky Romance Op.6, No.5 “Why” Sergei Lemeshev Naum Walter, piano Чайко́вский романсов, соч. 6 “Отчего.” Сергей Лемешев Наум Вальтер, фортепиано Why has the sumptuous rose Grown pale in spring? Why is the blue violet so mute Under the green grass? Why does the little bird’s song Sound so sad as it rises up to heaven? Why does the dew hang over the meadows Like a mourning veil? Why is the morning sun in the sky Cold and dark, as in winter? Why is the earth so damp And gloomier than the grave itself? Why do I grow sadder And sicker each day? Why, oh tell me why, did you leave me And forget me?