Marina Tsvetaeva. My poems I wrote when I was young.... Translated by Alena Stasiukenene

Marina Tsvetaeva
My poems I wrote when I was young...

My poems I wrote when I was young
With no idea of my mission yet,
Like fountain splashes sprayed and sprung
Like launched rocket jet,

My poems, burst in a bold fresh breath
And violently spread,
My poems about youth and death
That nobody’s read,

Abandoned in remainder shop in vain —
In darkness — just as waste,
My poems — like precious wines-one day-
They shall be good to taste.

Translated by Alena Stasiukenene

Марина Цветаева
Моим стихам, написанным так рано…

Моим стихам, написанным так рано,
Что и не знала я, что я — поэт,
Сорвавшимся, как брызги из фонтана,
Как искры из ракет,

Ворвавшимся, как маленькие черти,
В святилище, где сон и фимиам,
Моим стихам о юности и смерти,
— Нечитанным стихам!

Разбросанным в пыли по магазинам,
Где их никто не брал и не берёт,
Моим стихам, как драгоценным винам,
Настанет свой черёд.

May 13, 1913. Koktebel

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