Mikhail Lermontov. Farewell, dirty, unwashed Russia.... Translated by Alex Cigale

Mikhail Lermontov
Farewell, dirty, unwashed Russia...

Farewell, dirty, unwashed Russia,
Country of masters, land of slaves,
And you, you sky-blue uniforms,
And you, people by them betrayed.

Perhaps beyond the Caucasus' wall
I'll be hidden from your overlords,
Shielded from their all-seeing eyes,
Screened from their all-hearing ears.

Translated by Alex Cigale

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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