Anna Akhmatova
- At Tsarskoye Selo, by A. S. Kline
(Horses along the ride...) - In Tsarskoe Selo, by Andrey Kneller
(Down the alley, the horses are led...)
«Now, again as before, / mothers seem to be fond of their kids, love them dearly. / In the past they did loved them, really, / but often reproached them for sponging, / and spanked them severely. Now they keep everything, / just in case, for some future occasion: / alarm, faith, love and...»
«Will you please be so kind as to pull down the blinds, and, / Nurse, you needn't prepare for me any dope. / Here they are, right in front of my bed, keeping silent, / My old creditors: Love and Belief, and great Hope. Now the short age's son has to settle accounts, / But the light empty pur...»
«To Yury Trifonov Let's shout and rejoice, admire one another. / About high-flown words we do not need to bother. / Let's live in mutual praise, make complimentary comments / For these are, after all, love's great and happy moments. Let's grieve and cry without concealing feelings, whether / ...»
«I need someone to worship and admire. / Just think, a simple ordinary ant / got suddenly possessed with the desire / to bow the knee in fascination, charmed ! The ant lost quietness and peace of mind, / life seemed so tedious to him. Meanwhile, / he made itself an idol of a kind, / a go...»