Marina Tsvetaeva
- Little World, by Ilya Shambat
(Children — are staring of eyes so frightful...)
Marina Zwetajewa (deutsch)
- Kleine Welt, Josef Maria Mayer
(Kinder — aus den Augen so schrecklich starrend...)
«I'm not a walled city above a river, / I'm the city's coat of arms. Not the city's coat of arms, a star above the shield / On the city's coat of arms. Not that heavenly visitor in a blackness of water, / I'm the name of the star. Not a voice, not a dress on that far shore, / I can only sh...»
«Search for me in transparent spring light, / I’m like wings, imperceptibly close, / I’m a sigh, I’m a sound, a sunbeam inside, / but I’m lighter than it: it is here, and I was. There’s no parting between us, dear friend! / Hear me now, I’m here. I am traced / by your living an...»
«The end, the start I do embody — / Forged as a link that's true and sturdy. / Although my claims to fame are few! / Rejoicing, I unite the queue. In future Russia — new and mighty, / My graven idol will be sighted / Two faced where two roads come to meet / Where time, wind, sand......»
«Strive not to break your fateful chains, stop! / In hate, in torment, while seized by fury / Don’t tug at them. Eyes closed, cross your hands and bury / thoughts’ storm. You'll glean an answer as a slow crop. Science "fireworks" and swordsman’s glory / Enslave the world and toss it li...»