Russian romance. Evening bells. Вечерний звон. B.SHTOKOLOV

This old romance was also recorded live in 1981. (from vinil) http://www.rutv.ru/video.html?vid=490... In this video you can see Valaam. For many centuries it was a spiritual center of northern Russian Orthodoxy, in much the same way as Mt. Athos has been a spiritual center for Mediterranean Orthodoxy. For this reason, Valaam has been known as the "Northern Athos." Valaam has contributed to the spiritual formation of numerous Russian saints, who spent some formative years at Valaam and then later became founders of major monasteries all over Russia. The organized monastic presence on the Island of Valaam dates back over 1,000 years, prior to the Baptism of Russia (Rus') in 988. In the 9th century two monks, St. Sergius and St. Herman the Miracle-Workers came to Valaam and founded the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior, which still is functioning now. ВЕЧЕРНИЙ ЗВОН (words by Thomas Moore, transl. by I.Kozlov, folk music) Вечерний звон, вечерний звон... Как много дум наводит он... О юных днях в краю родном, Где я любил, где отчий дом. И как я, с ним навек простясь, Там слушал звон в последний раз! И сколько нет теперь в живых Тогда веселых, молодых! Лежать и мне в земле сырой! Напев унывный надо мной В долине ветер разнесет; Другой певец по ней пройдет. И уж не я, а будет он В раздумье петь вечерний звон! Вечерний звон, вечерний звон... Как много дум наводит он... V'e-ch'er-n'ij zvon, V'e-ch'er-n'ij zvon Kak mno-ga dum na-vo-d'it on... A-ju-nyh dn'ah fkra-ju rad-nom gd'e ja l'u-b'il gd'e ot-ch'ij dom I kak ja s n'im na-v'ek pra-s't'as' Tam slu-shal zvon pa-sl'ed-nij ras! I skol'ka- n'et - t'ep'er' vzhy-vyh Tag-da v'i-s'o-lyh ma-la-dyh L'e-zhat' i mn'e v z'em-l'e sy-roj Na-p'ef uny-lyj na-da mnoj V da-l'i-n'e v'e-t'er raz-n'i-s'ot Dru-goj p'e-v'ets pa-n'ej praj-d'ot I-ush n'i -ja a bu-d'et on V-raz-du-m'je p'et' v''i-ch'er-nij zvon! V'e-ch'er-n'ij zvon, v'e-ch'er-n'ij zvon... Kak mno-ga dum na-vo-d'it on