I have come to please you, dear,
To impart the sun be ardent,
Tell you that its glares quiver
On the leaves of the green garden;
Come to tell you: in the forest
Branches talk with animation,
Every early bird is earnest, —
Woods are full of a spring passion.
I have come with the same yearning
As before to be your servant,
Happy is my soul this morning
And it makes a precious moment;
Gratified from all around
Feeling rapture my heart brightens;
What my song will be about
Is not clear, — still it ripens.
Я пришёл к тебе с приветом,
Рассказать, что солнце встало,
Что оно горячим светом
По листам затрепетало;
Рассказать, что лес проснулся,
Весь проснулся, веткой каждой,
Каждой птицей встрепенулся
И весенней полон жаждой;
Рассказать, что с той же страстью,
Как вчера, пришёл я снова,
Что душа всё так же счастью
И тебе служить готова;
Рассказать, что отовсюду
На меня весельем веет,
Что не знаю сам, что́ буду
Петь — но только песня зреет.
«Here, in my Moscow – cupolas gleaming! / Here, in my Moscow – great bells ringing! / And the tombs here, facing, / Of Tsarinas, and the Tsars. You’ll not know, at dawn in the Kremlin, / It’s easiest to breathe – in this world, I mean! / You’ll not know, at dawn in the Kremlin ...»
«You came — / determined, / because I was large, / because I was roaring, / but on close inspection / you saw a mere boy. / You seized / and snatched away my heart / and began / to play with it — / like a girl with a bouncing ball. / And before this miracle / every woman /...»
«Wait for me, I will return. / Wait for all you’re worth. / Wait, when sulphurous rains they burn / Snuffing out all mirth, / Wait, as drifting snow it drops, / Wait, when heat’s too much. / Wait, when wait for others stops, / Past has lost its clutch. / Wait, when from that dista...»
«Wait for me, and I'll be back, / Should you wait me strong. / Wait for me when sky is black / And the sun has gone, Wait for me when it is cold, / And when it is hot, / Wait for me when others don't, / 'Cause they just forgot. Wait in case you don't receive / Letters from the front, ...»