«Like a jester complaining of the cruel weight / of his hump – let me tell about my orphaned state. Behind the devil there’s his horde, behind the thief there’s his band, / behind everyone there’s someone to understand and support him – the assurance of a living wall / of thousands ...»
«What did they do / with the relatives of Christ? / What did they do with them? / No written source / will tell you a damned thing — / nothing but crossings out, emptiness. / What the hell did they do with them? What did they do / with those simple people, / simple craftsmen, men w...»
«I have deserved the gratitude of Italy. / I have contributed to their history, / To people, art and culture, by and large: / I gave them snow. And plenty. Free of charge. Italians, captured on the River Don, / Were packed and convoyed in a cattle car / All starved and thirsty, barely hang...»
«When finally the war is won / Its gain is only for the winner. / But for the soldier's lonely widow / For nights on end, the war goes on. The winner meets his glory days; / The widow's dreary days are creeping — / Into her nights the cold is seeping / From one of countless nameless gr...»