They christened us in the same tub,
They wed us with the same wreath,
They tortured us in the same jail,
They branded us with the same iron.
They will build us the same house.
They will cover us with the same mound.
Крестили нас — в одном чану,
Венчали нас — одним венцом,
Томили нас — в одном плену,
Клеймили нас — одним клеймом.
Поставят нам — единый дом.
Прикроют нас — одним холмом.
«Below the sultry storm that seemed to lower, / An alien force, again I heard the call / Of my mysterious mate: the prisoned power / Of old dreams flared and flickered in its fall. And with a cry of horror and of dolor — / As of an eagle in an iron vise — / My spirit shook its cage in ...»
«With wavering feet I walked where dawn-lit mists were lying, / To find the shores of wonder and of mystery. / Dawn struggled with the final stars, frail dreams were flying, / While unto unknown gods my morning lips were crying / The prayers that my dream-imprisoned soul had whispered ...»
«Cast prostrate, in mourning, / Wingless, self-scorning, / Grief in a gust / Flings us, dust upon dust. / We desire not, we dare not, / We believe not, we care not, / No wisdom has worth. / God, do thou dower us, / Kindle, empower us, / Give of thy mirth. / From the languor that c...»
« Over earth awakes a whirring, / And a rustling, and a stirring, / Trumpet-voices fill the skies: / "Lo, they call us. Brothers, rise!" / "No. The darkness holds unshaken. / I will sleep, and not awaken. / Do not rouse me. Do not call. / Do not strike the coffin-wall." "Now you dare ...»