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"На сон грядущий" / "Before you sleep"

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На сон грядущий

Уютной ночи вам! Бесшумной, тёплой ночи!
Пусть вам приснятся радужные сны!
А если кто из вас и снов не хочет –
Пусть крепко спит, как тополь до весны.

Before you sleep

A cozy night to you! A soundless, warm night!
May you see rainbow-hued dreams!
And if there are any of you who want no dreams at all--
Let them sleep soundly, as a poplar-tree sleeps till spring.

И пусть вас встретит радостное утро,
И солнце тёплой лаской опахнёт,
И ветер, вечный непоседа мудрый,
Вам в сердце страсть к движению вдохнёт.

And let a joyful morning greet you,
And sun waft his warm caress over you,
And wind, the eternal wise gadabout,
Breathe the passion for action into your heart.

И пусть под ноги бросятся дороги,
И пусть из рук не выпадут дела,
И никакие чёрные тревоги
Не омрачат, и будет даль светла!

And let the roads spread themselves under your feet,
And may your work not slip through your fingers,
And none of the dark concerns
Hover over you, and may the distance be bright!

(Геннадий Головатый/ Gennady Golovatiy)

Comments

Feb. 27th, 2013 10:31 pm (UTC)
Quite the beautiful blessing!

And wind, the eternal wise gadabout,
Breathe the passion for action into your heart.

Thanks!
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Feb. 27th, 2013 10:33 pm (UTC)
Glad you liked; I must translate and post the article about the author's biography some time.
Feb. 27th, 2013 10:42 pm (UTC)
I'd like that - always nice to hear the background story :-)
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Feb. 27th, 2013 11:31 pm (UTC)
He was wheelchair-bound from childhood (rare congenital disease); this is 1960s-70s in the Soviet Union, no accommodations anywhere. Nonetheless, he got a college degree in journalism, worked, traveled all over the country, married, and had children...

Very strong personality.
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Feb. 27th, 2013 11:35 pm (UTC)

What d'you think of this one? ;)

Mar. 2nd, 2013 05:43 pm (UTC)

Morning Blessing

This is really beautiful. :)

*makes a note of it*
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Mar. 3rd, 2013 02:24 am (UTC)

Re: Morning Blessing

His bio is amazing (see comments above).

Very glad you liked the poem!
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Mar. 3rd, 2013 02:25 am (UTC)

Re: Morning Blessing

Also, check out this (such a pity I can't rhyme, the original's rhymed): a nice didactic but amusing poem:

http://med-cat.livejournal.com/681213.html