Marina Tsvetaeva
Don. 2. Who has survived will die, who has died will arise...

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Who has survived will die, who has died will arise.
And now descendants, remember the times long gone:
Where were you? The question will roar like thunder,
Like thunder will roar the answer: On the Don!

«What did you do» «We were accepting torments,
Then grew tired and to sleep had gone.
And in the dictionary the thoughtful grandsons
Before the word «duty» will write the word «Don.»

Translated by Ilya Shambat