Nikolay Gumilev
Tanka

And now the girl with the eyes of a gazelle
Is marrying an American —
Why did Columbus discover America?

Translated by Earl D. Sampson

(Nikolay Gumilev`s site)

Николай Гумилёв
Хокку

Вот девушка с газельими глазами
Выходит замуж за американца.
Зачем Колумб Америку открыл?!

July, 1917

Стихотворение Николая Гумилёва «Хокку» на английском.
(Nikolay Gumilev in english).

Haiku, by Ruslan Rodionov
That is the young woman who has gazelle eyes, / She is marrying some man from America. / Why, why did Columbus discover it?
Tanka, by Simon Franklin
So, that girl with the gazelle eyes / Is marrying an American — / Why did Columbus have to discover America?

In other languages

Українська: Катерина Маслик
Română: Leo Butnaru
Татарча: Мансур Сафин

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