Bella Akhmadulina
- Music lessons, by Alexander Givental and Elysee Wilson-Egolf
(I love, Marina, that you were, like all...) - Music lessons, by Elaine Feinstein
(Marina, how I love to know that...)
«S. E. How comes into the middle / In battles of the Don — / Thus my dream is with you / In cities over the ocean. For the paper dust they'll take / Bookcase from the wall. / All's for sale, and nonetheless / Memory's not for sale. In a green wood full of firs / There's no such st...»
«She is unusual all the way! Beyond power! / He forgot! Do not accuse me so far! / You're blessed by God! To say he did will — / You're blessed by God! And beyond, so level A satin stitch... Stand: wives between / You're blessed by God... And beyond ringing / So jubilant... little child,...»
«Your stripe will be harvested / By which person's arms? / O the black magician you! / My black-plaited one! Your tumultuous century, / And your midnight days... / All your little workers are / At once born away. Where are your campaigner friends, / Your comrades in arms? / O the b...»
«S E Brothers! In the last hour / Of year — after our / Russian land, living in us! / Exactly twelve times / Mug to mug! After the rabble of honor, / After Taman, after Kuban, / After our Russian Don, / Jordan of old faith... Once more, / Mug to mug! Comrades! / Alive still i...»