Alexander Blok In the Church Choir a Girl was Singing
In the church choir a girl was singing
About all the weary people in a strange land
About all the ships far out on oceans
About all who were forgetting the joys at hand.
High in the steeple her voice was singing,
A thin ray turning her shoulder white .
From the dark everyone watched and listened
To the white dress singing in the light.
And all could believe that joy was coming,
That all the ships were harbored, safe,
That in strange lands all weary people
Had found a milder, brighter life.
The voice was so sweet, the ray so slender
That only next to the Holy Door,
Privileged to mysteries, a baby was crying
That those away would return no more.
Translated by George M. Young
Александр Блок Девушка пела в церковном хоре...
Девушка пела в церковном хоре
О всех усталых в чужом краю,
О всех кораблях, ушедших в море,
О всех, забывших радость свою.
Так пел ее голос, летящий в купол,
И луч сиял на белом плече,
И каждый из мрака смотрел и слушал,
Как белое платье пело в луче.
И всем казалось, что радость будет,
Что в тихой заводи все корабли,
Что на чужбине усталые люди
Светлую жизнь себе обрели
И голос был сладок, и луч был тонок,
И только высоко, у царских врат,
Причастный тайнам, — плакал ребенок
О том, что никто не придет назад.
Стихотворение Александра Блока «Девушка пела в церковном хоре...» на английском. (Alexander Blok in english).
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