Ja zhdu tebja; Я жду тебя (I wait for thee; I'll wait for you)
| Song Title | Ja zhdu tebja; Я жду тебя (Search) |
| Title in English | I wait for thee; I'll wait for you (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Serge Rachmaninoff (Рахманинов, Сергей Васильевич) |
| Author(s): | Mariya A. Davidova (Давыдова, Мария) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Agitation; Anguish; Anxiety; Ardent; Being Anxious; Burning; Concealed; Concealing; Couples; Craving; Dark; Day; Descending; Desiring; Eager; Eagerness; Earth; Encountering; Encounters; Escaping; Excitement; Falling in Love; Fantasy; Fascination; Fervent; Frustration; Furtive; Hiding; Impatience; Infatuation; Longing; Love; Lovers; Loving; Meeting; Mists; Night; Obsession; Passion; Passions; Rendezvous; Restlessness; Secret; Secrets; Sleeping; Sneaking; Sun; Surrendering; Together; Torment; Trysts; Tumult; Waiting |
| First Line | Ya zhdu tebya; Я жду тебя! (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1894 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=27696 |
| Larger Work | Двенадцать романсов; Twelve Romances (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | Russian (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/7/78/IMSLP514715-PMLP17458-Rachmaninoff_-_12_Romances,_Op.14.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/0PdXzsdfhXoi6rmYYI4ztA?si=9b2ec6dfd21e4b8f |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 14 no. 1 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | C4 - Bb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Lyudmila Dmitriyevna Skalon; Людмила Дмитриевна Скалон (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Rachmaninoff's complete songs: A companion with texts and translations. (2014). Choice Reviews Online, 52(02), 52-0595. (Search) |
| Contributor | AL/SHK/MRH (Search) |