RUSSIAN SONGS
Sung by TATIANA MAKUSHINA
The, Sea. A picture of a stormy sea, and a boat laden with treasures, tossed by the waves.
Rich and Poor. Other people live in plenty and happiness. Only we are poor and shabby. How glad we should be if our homes were as good as others.
The Sleeping Beauty. The princess sleeps soundly in a gloomy wood, in spite of storms and tempests and of rumours of the handsome prince who is to awaken her with a kiss.
The Rough Sea. The stormy sea is akin to my soul, it stirs me to groat deeds and noble thoughts.
Aria of Liubava. Sadko's wife, Liubava, bewails the disappearance of her husband, when she suddenly sees him coming towards her and greets him gladly.