«Little song, momentary as life itself, / Heard by me somewhere along the road, / It has words of such penetrating sense / And the music almost free from the earthly load. At dawn, without warning, the song arrives, / Not taught to tell lies or to hesitate, / Like a piece of hope that is n...»
«Cavalier Garde, your days are shorter, and hence, the sweeter your reward. / The trumpet calls, the curtain’s opened, and distant swords are clearly heard. / The voice of trumpets is still fading, yet the commander’s on the horse. / Don’t ever promise a young maiden an everlasting love o...»
«Neva Petrovna, lions as before / Are dutifully guarding you in silence. / No woman ever made me so excited, / You are the first. I feel it ever more. Wait, wait a minute, don't speed up on me, / I don't intend to lay some praise upon you: / A tourist I am not, Neva Petrovna, / I'm just ...»
«Little girl is crying: her balloon is gone. / They try to console her, the balloon flies on. Young girl is crying: suitor's not in sight. / They try to console her, the balloon flies on. Woman is crying: he has someone else. / They try to console her, the balloon flies on. Granny is crying:...»