XVII + 

Lenski that eve in thought immersed, + 

Now gloomy seemed and cheerful now, + 

But he who by the Muse was nursed + 

Is ever thus. With frowning brow + 

To the pianoforte he moves + 

And various chords upon it proves, + 

Then, eyeing Olga, whispers low: + 

“I’m happy, say, is it not so?”⁠— + 

But it grew late; he must not stay; + 

Heavy his heart with anguish grew; + 

To the young girl he said adieu, + 

As it were, tore himself away. + 

Gazing into his face, she said: + 

“What ails thee?”⁠—“Nothing.”⁠—He is fled. + 