Moon shadows — shadows of sorrow —
Stumble about as a quiet herd,
Wearing black, like grief, earth's cover,
Tramping a ghostly hidden path.
They lovingly and gently rocked many,
And sensitively gave reflections back.
Moon shadows, shadows of sorrow,
Endlessly repeating my silhouette.
Лунные тени — тени печали —
Бродят бесшумной стопой.
В чёрном как горе земли покрывале
Призрачной робкой тропой.
Многих любовно и нежно качали,
Чутко давали отсвет…
Лунные тени, тени печали,
Мой повторят силуэт!
«The freezing weather of debauchery / has killed the languor-wing of dawn. / The innocent age's light goes out / and the firebirds freeze and fall.»
«Woe-mind, Slow-mind, and No-mind, three sisters, girls / in bridal veils, danced together with wild wails. / They circle, bend, and bind, with arms and legs entwined, / and dissolve in a puddle of maniac curls.»
«Wo-man and Wo-man. / We're all alone in the drowsy woods. / We're in love with each other. / No lady-friends, no wives! / We're in leaf with each other. / Who cares if we're losers as long as we're lovers! / We haven't married wives! / We share each other's lives! / We're all alone i...»
«My bag breaks / and everything falls to the floor. / It occurs to me / the world is a grin that flickers / on a hanged man's face.»