Gavrila Derzhavin
- God, by M. Denner, I. Kutik and A. Wachtel
(O Thou, who`s infinite in space...) - God, by Alexander Levitsky
(O Thou, in universe so boundless...) - O Thou Eternal One!.., by John Bowring
«Relentless and untamed, / Be stubborn, fire, and burn. / Decembers hand their claim / To January’s turn. We’re plenteously supplied / With merriment and mirth, / One moon to share its light, / One spring to share its warmth. May years burn black in whole / And then — who cares ...»
«Hand created so much beauty fascinating to the eye! / Yet it still falls short when reaching for the powerfully high / Godly grace, incessant beauty that eternally will reign — / That is flowing down to tempt us from the height we can't attain.»
«Word’s brief. Age has a narrow span. / Which niche then has a place for man? / Where and when, in which lost hole / Do roses unfold inside his soul? / How quick must he be, his chance being slim / To stay numb and to sing as measured for him, / To patter upon the planet, and / To tu...»
«Amidst the throes of mortal daring, / I know: Black Angel shall one day / Show from the dark to scream, unsparing, / That our salvation has no way. But, diffident and simple-minded / And as a holy message fair, / White Angel shall appear behind it / To whisper softly: hope is there.»