Alexander Vertinsky and Jerzy Petersburski, Warszawa, 1932 !

Alexander Vertinsky /Wertyński/ (1889, Kiev -- 1957, Leningrad), legendary and to-day perhaps even mythical artist and personality, Russian poet, singer and composer.

Jerzy Petersburski (1895 , Warszawa - 1979, Warszawa), Polish composer of popular music, creator of great hits, some of them crossed the borders of his native country /Tango Milonga (Oh, Donna Clara), Błękitna chusteczka (A Blue Scarf)/, a lot of them presented here, on YT.

1932 visit of Alexander Vertinsky to my home country was his second one. Vertinsky visited then Sopot (Sopoty), a resort town at the Polish sea-side, the visit my special video was devoted to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVAOPl9xQtA&feature=channel_video_title
and of course a capitol city, Warszawa. In Warszawa, Vertinsky made a series of recordings for Polish Parlophon label and for "Syrena-Electro". Records of this latter recording session seem today to be especially rare.
Both artists -- Vertinsky and Petersburski -- met at the studio of "Syrena" where the outstanding musician and pianist was supposed to accompany the great soloist.
Record presented in the video is a proof of that special artistic liaison of that day.

Selection of the recording for the video has, however, special grounds: I wanted to offer it to the Russian performer of Russian poetry, a singer and musician, Larisa Novoseltseva, who is embracing poetic legacy of Alexander Vertinsky with special, creative care:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yys1Qk6xOo


Mad Organ-Grinder

(...)
You are a tired clown, you are a funny showman
With naked soul, you don't know what shame is !
Shut up, shut up, crazy organ-grinder !
I have to forget my songs - forever, forever !
(...)

/translation of the second stanza from Russian -- JP/

Music and lyrics: Alexander Vertinsky

Сумасшедший Шарманщик

Каждый день под окном он заводит шарманку.
Монотонно и сонно он поет об одном.
Плачет старое небо, мочит дождь обезьянку,
Пожилую актрису с утомленным лицом.

Ты усталый паяц, ты смешной балаганщик
С обнаженной душой, ты не знаешь стыда!
Замолчи, замолчи, сумасшедший шарманщик,
Мои песни мне надо забыть навсегда, навсегда!

Мчится бешенный шар и летит в бесконечность,
И смешные букашки облепили его,
Бьются, вьются, жужжат и с расчетом на вечность
Исчезают как дым, не узнав ничего.

А высоко вверху Время, старый обманщик,
Как пылинки с цветов, с них сдувает года...
Замолчи, замолчи, сумасшедший шарманщик,
Этой песни нам лучше не знать никогда, никогда!

Мы - осенние листья, нас (всех) бурей сорвало.
Нас все гонят и гонят ветров табуны.
Кто же нас успокоит, бесконечно усталых,
Кто укажет нам путь в это царство Весны?

Будет это пророк ли просто обманщик,
И в какой только рай нас погонят тогда?..
Замолчи, замолчи, сумасшедний шарманщик,
Эту песнь мы не можем забыть никогда, никогда!

Romania, 1930

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• Larisa
• Novoseltseva
• Alexander
• Vertinsky
• /Wertyński/
• Jerzy
• Petersburski
• jurek46pink

[GW828]

What a surprise ! Some telepathy :-)) ? The information about the cooperation of these artists is unusually interesting !

This recording, this lyrics and this interpretation are fascinating me I am having a happy matinee :-)

Thank you ! Thank you for sharing !

[jurek46pink]

@GW828

Each record of that time has another, second side.

Hope will appear some day, too.

[krutko241262]

Спасибо! Thank you! Gracias! dziękuję! Дякую

[chrisswider]

Thanks, Jurek.  A great recording.

Chris from Chicago

[gromnemo1]

Excellent performance! Wonderful voice Vertinsky.

Dmitry

[acordeonhobby]

nice video, very interesting.

greetings from Argentina

thank you very much

jose

[jurek46pink]

@parlophonman

This new spring needs an extra kick when 3 minutes of play is close, unfortunately.

[parlophonman]

Nice zobaczyć, że chcesz "bijslingert" ale jest to naprawdę konieczne?

[parlophonman]

An exceptional and very rare recording of the legendary Alexander Vertinsky !

Thank you for it Jurek,  and for the translation of some of the lyrics.