Afanasy Fet
I have come to you with greetings...

I have come to you with greetings
To tell you the sun has risen,
To say that its burning light
Through the leaves has sent a flutter;

To say that the woods have waked,
Every corner, and every twig,
Every bird has taken wing
Full of appetite for spring;

To say I have come again
Full of passion, just like yesterday,
To tell you my soul is ready
To serve happiness and you;

To tell you that all around
Gaiety is wafting on me,
To tell you I really don't know
What I'll sing, — but that a song is coming.

Translated by A. Wachtel, I. Kutik and M. Denner