Nicolai Gedda "Song of the Indian guest" (Song of India), Sadko

Aria from Sadko by Nikolaj Rimski-Korsakov. Recorded in Berlin in 1960. Conductor Fried Walter.
You can download all these songs and arias from this LP here: http://www.angelfire.com/nf/amenemhat/blog/

Не счесть алмазов в каменных пещерах,
Не счесть жемчужин в море полуденном,
Далекой Индии чудес.
Есть на теплом море Чудный камень яхонт;
На том камне Феникс,
Птица с ликом девы,
Райские все песни
Сладко распевает,
Перья распускает,
Море закрывает.
Кто ту птицу слышит,
Все позабывает.
Не счесть алмазов в каменных пещерах,
Не счесть жемчужин в море полуденном,
Далекой Индии чудес!

Ne sčest' almazov v kamennjih peščerah,
ne sčest' šemčušin v more poludennom,
dalekoj Indii čudes.
Est' na teplom more čudn'ij kamen' jahont;
Na tom kamne Feniks,
ptica s likom dev'i,
rajskie vse pesni
sladko raspevaet,
per'ja raspuskaet,
more zakr'ivaet.
Kto tu pticu sl'išit,
vse pozab'ivaet.
Ne sčest' almazov v kamenn'ih peščerah,
ne sčest' šemčušin v more poludennom,
dalekoj Indii čudes!

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[burgul]

I'm sorry but this is undoubtedly the best existing version, with all due respect to kozlovsky and co. this is just unbelievable.

[Herur22]

@burgul

I agree, but why should you be sorry?

[burgul]

@Herur22 because he's not really russian! maybe some russians will be pissed off.

How is is possible that this man excels in every possible repertoire in every possible language?

[Herur22]

@burgul

Oh, I see.

[chaiter1]

@Herur22 His mother was Russian, and so Russian is not foreign to him.

[Herur22]

@chaiter1

His biologic mother was Swedish and father half-Russian. But you're right, Russian was not foreign to him because he lived with his adoptive mother (his half-Swedish aunt) and his adoptive father, who was Russian. So they spoke Russian at home.

[chaiter1]

This it beautiful and far preferable to the effortful versions of the Russian colleagues of present.

This is lyrical belcanto singing of highest order.

[infrantasi]

@burgul Because he was the greatest lyric tenor who ever lived.

[SuperLuckydream]

Many thanks, dear Janja. A real pleasure to hear this beautiful aria sung with

talent  and convincing emotion!

[da19lila38]

@burgul And have you listened to the Lemeshev version? Is it him you mentioned as co.?

Then you must really be sorry...

[serenaluce]

@burgul Enchanting, magical! Don't worry, maybe some Russians will be pissed off, but not all:-). I'm Russian but I agree with you that it's the best version and am not pissed off because of it:-). Thanks Janja for posting.

[Szpondt]

@2:07 looks like popular depictions of the Virgin Mary...I know it's just one of the characters, but I wonder if Rimsky-Korsakov intended this in some way...

[racheleleeba]

Beautiful singing and video. 

[DonONealLeBlanc]

@chaiter1

Gedda never disappoints! I use his renditions (especially Russian) as singing lessos!

[celesteaida48]

How beautiful!