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Каждый выбирает для себя/ Everybody chooses for himself

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Каждый выбирает для себя

женщину, религию, дорогу.

Дьяволу служить или пророку —

каждый выбирает для себя.


Everybody chooses for himself
The woman, the religion, the road.
Whether to serve the devil or the prophet--
Everybody chooses for himself.



Каждый выбирает по себе

слово для любви и для молитвы.

Шпагу для дуэли, меч для битвы

каждый выбирает по себе.


Everybody makes their own choice
Of the word of love and the words for the prayer.
The foil for the duel, the sword for battle
Everybody chooses to his liking.

Каждый выбирает по себе.

Щит и латы, посох и заплаты,

меру окончательной расплаты

каждый выбирает по себе.

Everybody chooses to suit himself.
The shield and armor, the staff and patches,
The measure of final payback
Everybody chooses to suit himself.


Каждый выбирает для себя.

Выбираю тоже — как умею.

Ни к кому претензий не имею.

Каждый выбирает для себя.

Everybody chooses for himself.
I, too, choose--the best I can.
I have no grudges with anyone.
Everybody chooses for himself.
~~~

(Levitansky)

Comments

May. 2nd, 2013 06:18 am (UTC)
A nice reminder of our freedom in choices -- at least the choice of our response whatever the external circumstance :-)
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May. 4th, 2013 11:41 pm (UTC)
"The last of human freedoms--the ability to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances"

...recognize the author? ;)
May. 5th, 2013 07:03 pm (UTC)
Ah... I wondered. Yes, I recognised the name but wasn't sure if it was the same person. Interesting, author and actor. Talent there!
med_cat: (Default)
May. 5th, 2013 07:23 pm (UTC)
Hm?

The poem I posted is by Levitansky, the quotation is by Victor Frankl. ("Man's Search for Meaning"--have you read that one?)

Why, who did you think it was?
May. 5th, 2013 09:29 pm (UTC)
Was referring to Levitansky's poem rather than guessing author of quote :-)
I own the book, Man's Search for Meaning...have read parts of it. Never straight through.
med_cat: (Default)
May. 5th, 2013 10:43 pm (UTC)
:)
med_cat: (woman reading)
May. 4th, 2013 11:42 pm (UTC)
...and here, the first two paragraphs:

http://med-cat.livejournal.com/481721.html