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.
«High in the sky, the cloud grew grayer, / Like a stretched out squirrel pelt. / "I don’t care," he said, "Snow Maiden, / That in March your frame will melt." My hands grew cold in the downy muff. / I felt scared, confused and wary. / How to bring back the weeks of his love / That pass...»
«The door ajar, the sudden / Sweet scents of limes close up… / The glove and whip, forgotten, / Lie on the tabletop. The oval of the lamp aglow… / I’m listening, intent. / Why did you have to go? / I do not understand… Tomorrow morning surely will / Be jubilant and nice, / A...»
«…You want to know how this came to be? — / In the dining room, the clock struck three, / Holding the banister timidly, / While saying goodbye, she said listlessly: / “That is it… No, there is more, you see. / I love you. I loved you wholeheartedly / Even back then, no less!” ...»
«I led a bandit out, to shoot her. / She didn’t beg, she didn’t plead — / Just glared at me with pride and anger. / Her pain was bad. She clenched her teeth. And then she said: “Now listen, fella, / You’re gonna shoot me anyway. / Before you lay me down forever, / Just let me l...»