Mikhail Lermontov. Farewell, you unwashed Rus of mire.... Translated by Eugene Ehren

Mikhail Lermontov
Farewell, you unwashed Rus of mire...

Farewell, you unwashed Rus of mire,
The land of masters and their slaves;
Farewell, gendarmes in blue attire
And you, a nation that slavery craves.

Perhaps Caucasian summits rising high
Will hide me from your padishas,
From their all-seeing gimlet eye,
From their all-hearing ears and laws.

Translated by Eugene Ehren

Михаил Лермонтов
Прощай, немытая Россия...

Прощай, немытая Россия,
Страна рабов, страна господ,
И вы, мундиры голубые,
И ты, им преданный народ.

Быть может, за стеной Кавказа
Сокроюсь от твоих пашей,
От их всевидящего глаза,
От их всеслышащих ушей.

1840

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