I bol'no, i sladko; И больно, и сладко (It's painful, it's sweet; It's painful and sweet; Both painfully and sweetly; Sweet Pain)
| Song Title | I bol'no, i sladko; И больно, и сладко (Search) |
| Title in English | It's painful, it's sweet; It's painful and sweet; Both painfully and sweetly; Sweet Pain (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Pyotr Il′yich Tchaikovsky (Пётр Ильич Чайковский) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Evdokiya Petrovna Grafinya Rostopchina (Ростопчина; Евдокия Петровна, Графиня) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Affairs; Agony; Anticipation; Anxiety; Anxious; Arousal; Arousing; Attending; Attention; Blazing; Blood; Breaking; Chains; Comparing; Comparisons; Confessions; Contrast; Contrast: Pleasure vs. Pain; Couples; Cursing; Delight; Delighting; Describing; Descriptions; Desiring; Discomfort; Disquiet; Distress; Dumb; Enchanting; Enchantment; Evoking; Excitement; Exciting; Exhilarating; Exuberance; Falling; Falling in Love; Fearing; Feeling; Feelings; Fevers; First; Flowing; Flushing; Free; Gazes; Hearing; Hearts; Heat; Hot; Hours; Infatuation; Joy; Joyful; Joys; Light; Love; Lovers; Loving; Lowering; Mad; Meetings; Mute; Nerves; Nervous; No One; Now; Obsessing; Obsession; Open; Painful; Passing; Pounding; Pouring; Ready; Relationships; Rendezvous; Saying; Secret; Secrets; Shaking; Shy; Shyness; Silence; Souls; Speaking; Staring; Starting; Strength; Striking; Sweet; Telling; Thrilling; Thrills; Torment; Trepidation; Trysts; Turbulence; Unknowing; Veins; Words |
| First Line | I bol'no, i sladko; И больно, и сладко (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1869 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=117490 |
| Larger Work | Шесть романсов; Six Romances (Search) |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | Russian (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/e/e2/IMSLP19043-PMLP09793-Tchaik_TH093.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/2ytGafcGVunxW0QdMaIiVM?si=cuaZ-sE9S7uWKPKuC01wpw |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 6 no. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Middle Voice |
| Range: | B3 - A5 (Search) |
| Original Key | A Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Aleksandra Kochetova; Александра Кочетова (Search) |
| Premiered By | Aleksandra Kochetova; Александра Кочетова (Search) |
| Notes | Tchaikovksy's favorite composer was Mozart - the opening phrase of this song recalls Cherubino's "Non so più" from The Marriage of Figaro (Search) |
| Sources Cited | https://www.worldcat.org/title/tchaikovskys-complete-songs-a-companion-with-texts-and-translations/oclc/46835585; http://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/Main_Page (Search) |
| Contributor | MRH , Morgan Horning (Search) |