Anna Akhmatova
- I care nothing for battle odes..., by Daniel Weissbort
I care nothing for battle odes, /
The enchantment of elegiac conceits. /
For me, all poetry must be malapropos, /
Not as people would have life ...
- I don’t need martial hosts arrayed in odes..., by Judith Hemschemeyer
I don’t need martial hosts arrayed in odes /
And the charm of ornamental elegies. /
For me, everything in poetry should be out of place, /
Not w...
- I have no use for battlefield odes..., by Ann Clark and Zhenya Zafrin
I have no use for battlefield odes, /
And the charms of an intricate elegy. /
For me a poem must be impromptu — /
Not a matter of tradition.
If...
- I have no use for regimental odes..., by A. Z. Foreman
I have no use for regimental odes, /
Or the impassioned elegiac hoax. /
I make my verses quite beside the point /
Made by the just, plain folks....
- I`m careless of the ode’s exalted sentence..., by Evgenia Sarkisyants
I'm careless of the ode’s exalted sentence /
And of the elegy’s delicious guile. /
I say the verse should ill befit the senses, /
Escape the com...
- Unsuited to my purpose in the rhyming..., by Peter Tempest
Unsuited to my purpose in the rhyming /
Of martial odes or charming elegies. /
In verses everything should be untimely, /
No punctualityes.
...
in french Anna Akhmatova (français)
in portuguese Anna Akhmátova (português)
- Não me importa o exército das odes..., Haroldo de Campos, Boris Schnaiderman
Não me importa o exército das odes, /
Nem o jogo torneado da elegia. /
Nos versos, tudo é fora de propósito, /
Não como entre as pessoas, — me d...