Osip Mandelshtam
- I was washing at night out in the yard..., by Peter France
I was washing at night out in the yard, /
the heavens glowing with rough stars, /
a star-beam like salt upon an axe, /
the water butt cold and b...
- I washed myself in the yard late..., by Andrey Kneller
I washed myself in the yard late. /
Coarse stars made the sky glow. /
Starlight — salt on an axe-blade. /
The barrel, brimming full, cooled off....
- In the yard, by Dina Belyayeva
In the yard I washed up late at night — /
Rough-hewn stars shone on the vault of heaven. /
On the ax like salt the starlight's bright, /
And the...
- One night I was washing in the yard..., by Alistair Noon
One night I was washing in the yard, /
above me a sky of jostling stars — /
like salt on an axe, each beam — /
the barrel near-frozen to the bri...
- Washed my face outside; the night had laid..., by Evgenia Sarkisyants
Washed my face outside; the night had laid /
Chillness on the water barrel brimming; /
Coarse like salt upon an axe’s blade, /
Stars upon the f...
in italian Osip Mandel`štam (italiano)
- Mi lavavo all’aperto ch’era notte..., Remo Faccani
Mi lavavo all’aperto ch’era notte; /
di grezze stelle ardeva il firmamento. /
Il loro raggio è sale a fior d’ascia; la botte /
colma, orli rasi,...