Either I remained with you,
Or you came with me, my angel!
But our fears did not come true,
We avoided separation.
It’s not your sigh of deep despair,
Or your complex accusations,
But your clear and peaceful stare
That fills my soul with trepidation.
То ли я с тобой осталась,
То ли ты ушел со мной,
Но оно не состоялось,
Разлученье, ангел мой!
И не вздох печали томной,
Не затейливый укор,
Мне внушает ужас темный
Твой спокойный ясный взор.
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«The storm wind covers the sky / Whirling the fleecy snow drifts, / Now it howls like a wolf, / Now it is crying, like a lost child, / Now rustling the decayed thatch / On our tumbledown roof, / Now, like a delayed traveller, / Knocking on our window pane. Our wretched little cottage /...»
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