Riccardo Eugenio Drigo (ru. Риккардо Эудженьо Дриго), (30 June 1846 – 1 October 1930) was an Italian composer of ballet music and Italian opera, a theatrical conductor, and a pianist.
Drigo is most noted for his long career as kapellmeister and Director of Music of the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, for which he composed music for the original works and revivals of the choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Drigo also served as Chef d'orchestre for Italian opera performances of the orchestra of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre. During his career in St. Petersburg, Drigo conducted the premieres and regular performances of nearly every ballet and Italian opera performed on the Tsarist stage.
Drigo is equally noted for his original full-length compositions for the ballet as well as his large catalog of supplemental music written ad hoc for insertion into already-existing works. Drigo is also noted for his adaptations of already-existing scores, such as his 1895 edition of Tchaikovsky's score for Swan Lake. Many pieces set to the music of Drigo are still performed today, and are considered cornerstones of the classical ballet repertory.
I want to know the place
Where you come from
I like to see your face when I wake up
I offer me just for yourself
Wrapped up for you and no one else
And no one else
Could be appreciative
Be as appreciative of your charm
When you walk you take you take your time
Take the tiniest steps
When I'm at your side if you feel
You're left behind
I'll slow down to your pace
And we'll be like a tree
And we'll grow on
And if the world should end
With fires and bombs
I'd like to be there holding hands
With you I'll view the end of the lands
And no one else could steal a piece
Like you could steal a piece that big
Of my heart
I want to be with you
And we will be together
I want to be with you