A life of fame is crude ambition..., by Andrey Kneller A life of fame is crude ambition, /
It’s not what elevates and lifts. /
No need to archive each revision, /
And tremble over manuscripts.
The g...
Fame is unsightly, when one is alive..., by Don Mager Fame is unsightly, when one is alive. /
It does nothing to raise one up. /
One must not establish archives /
Nor tremble over one’s manuscripts....
It is not seemly to be famous..., by Lydia Pasternak Slater It is not seemly to be famous: /
Celebrity does not exalt; /
There is no need to hoard your writings /
And to preserve them in a vault. /
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...
It`s unbecoming to be famous..., by Dorian Rottenberg It's unbecoming to be famous. /
It isn't that that lifts aloft. /
Maintaining archives tends to maim us. /
Hoard MSS and you are lost.
The aim ...
To Be Famous..., by Albert C. Todd To be famous is not in good taste. /
That is not what will exalt us. /
Don’t build an archive, it’s but a waste /
To raise with manuscripts a fu...
To be renowned is not a virtue..., by Alexander Givental To be renowned is not a virtue. /
That's not what's lifting us aloft. /
Don't tag your papers for the future, /
Don't quiver over every draft. /...
To be the famous isn`t attractive..., by Yevgeny Bonver To be the famous isn't attractive, /
Not this could ever elevate, /
You needn't to make your archive active, /
You needn't your scripts to be al...
To be well-known is kind of naive..., by Vladimir Gurvich To be well-known is kind of naive; /
You're elevated not by this; /
Taking good care of your archive /
And manuscripts would be amiss. /
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in german
Boris Pasternak (deutsch)
Es ist nicht schön, berühmt zu sein..., Eric Boerner Es ist nicht schön, berühmt zu sein, /
Nicht das bringt uns nach vorne. /
Richte kein Archiv dir ein, /
Wo Krakelschriften dorren.
Das Ziel des...
in spanish
Boris Pasternak (español)
Hay que vivir sin imposturas..., Gabriel Barra Hay que vivir sin imposturas /
Vivir de modo que con el tiempo /
Nos lleguemos a ganar el amor del espacio, /
Y oigamos la voz del futuro.
Hay ...
Ser célebre no es nada hermoso..., Vicente Gaos, Pavao Tijan Ser célebre no es nada hermoso. /
Lo que eleva al hombre no es eso. /
No se trata de conquistar distinciones. /
No se trata de temblar sobre man...
in italian
Boris Pasternak (italiano)
Esser famoso non è bello..., Angelo Maria Ripellino Esser famoso non è bello /
non è questo che ci leva in alto. /
Non bisogna tenere un archivio, /
trepidare per i manoscritti. /
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Fine dell...
in portuguese
Boris Pasternak (português)
Ser famoso não é bonito..., Augusto de Campos Ser famoso não é bonito. /
Não nos toma mais criativos. /
São dispensáveis os arquivos. /
Um manuscrito é só um escrito.
O fim da arte é doar s...
