Tatiana’s letter scene from “Eugene Oneguin”, text pronunciation

PHONETIC SYMBOLS
" ' " - accent or soft sound symbol
1) if it is above a letter, it denotes a stressed vowel sound.
Example : í- stressed / i- unstressed
2) if it is next to a consonant letter, it denotes a soft consonant sound:
Example : s'- soft / s- hard
":" - a colon after a consonant, means that it is double, like a doppia in Italian;
/ɨ/ - vowel sound, corresponding to the letter Ы;
/i̯'/ - consonant sound, identical to the sound in English in the word “you”;
/e/ - closed vowel sound /е/, like the two sounds in French in the word “sécher /seʃe/ to dry”;
/x/ - consonant sound, identical to the sound in English in the word “heart”;
/ʒ/ - consonant sound, similar to the sound in French in the word “je- /ʒə/- yo”;
/ʃ/ - consonant sound, identical to the sound in English in the word “should- /ʃʊd/- should”;
/ʃ'/ - consonant sound, corresponding to the letter Щ.
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📄English translation of the scene
TATIANA
Let me perish, but first
let me summon, in dazzling hope,
bliss as yet unknown.
Life's sweetness is known to me!
I drink the magic potion of desire!
I am beset by visions!
Everywhere, everywhere I look,
I see my fatal tempter!
Wherever I look, I see him!
No, that's all wrong!
I'll begin again!
Ah, what's the matter with me! I'm all on fire!
I don't know how to begin!
'I write to you, - and then?
What more is there to say?
Now, I know, it is within your power
to punish me with disdain!
But if you nourish one grain of pity
for my unhappy lot,
you will not abandon me.
At first I wished to remain silent;
then, believe me, you would never
have known my shame,
never!'
O yes, I swore to lock within my breast
this avowal of a mad and ardent passion.
Alas, I have not the strength to subdue my heart!
Come what may, I am prepared!
I will confess all! Courage!
He shall know all!
'Why, oh why did you visit us?
Buried in this remote countryside,
I should never have known you,
nor should I have known this torment.
The turbulence of a youthful heart,
calmed by time, who knows? -
most likely I would have found another,
have proved a faithful wife
and virtuous mother...'
Another! No, not to any other in the world
would I have given my heart!
It is decreed on high,
It is the will of heaven: I am yours!
My whole life has been a pledge
of this inevitable encounter;
I know this: God sent you to me,
you are my keeper till the grave!
You appeared before me in my dreams;
as yet unseen, you were already dear,
your wondrous gaze filled me with longing,
your voice resounded in my heart
long ago ... no, it was no dream!
As soon as you arrived, I recognized you,
I almost swooned, began to blaze with passion,
and to myself I said: 'Tis he!
'Tis he!
I know it! I have heard you ...
Have you not spoken to me in the silence
when I visited the poor
or sought in prayer some solace
for the anguish of my soul?
And just this very moment,
was it not you, dear vision,
that flamed in the limpid darkness,
stooped gently at my bedside
and with joy and love
whispered words of hope?
'Who are you'? My guardian angel
or a wily tempter?
Put my doubts at rest.
Maybe this is all an empty dream,
the self?deception of an inexperienced soul,
and something quite different is to be ...'
But so be it! My fate
henceforth I entrust to you;
in tears before you,
your protection I implore,
I implore.
Imagine: I am all alone here!
No one understands me!
I can think no more,
and must perish in silence!
I wait for you,
I wait for you! Speak the word
to revive my heart's fondest hopes
or shatter this oppressive dream
with, alas, the scorn,
alas, the scorn I have deserved!
Finished! It's too frightening to read over,
I swoon from shame and fear,
but his honour is my guarantee
and in that I put my trust!
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