Fyodor Tyutchev
Eve of the Anniversary (4th August 1864)

I walk on, down the road,
in the quiet evening light,
my heart is heavy, my legs are weary….
my dearest one, can you see me?

Darker and darker on earth —
the last glint of day is done…
this world where we were together,
my angel, can you see me?

Tomorrow, sadness and prayer,
tomorrow that day’s anniversary…
my angel wherever souls may be,
my angel, can you see me? 

Translated by A. S. Kline