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- Отдать тебе любовь?/ Shall I give my love to you?

med_cat: (Spring tulips)
Regarding the same topic as earlier links:
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- Отдать тебе любовь?
- Отдай!
- Она в грязи...
- Отдай в грязи!..
- Я погадать хочу...
- Гадай.


- Еще хочу спросить...
- Спроси!..
- Допустим, постучусь...
- Впущу!
- Допустим, позову...
- Пойду!
- А если там беда?
- В беду!
- А если обману?
- Прощу!
- "Спой!"- прикажу тебе..
- Спою!
- Запри для друга дверь...
- Запру!
- Скажу тебе: убей!..
- Убью!
- Скажу тебе: умри!..
- Умру!
- А если захлебнусь?
- Спасу!
- А если будет боль?
- Стерплю!
- А если вдруг - стена?
- Снесу!
- А если - узел?
- Разрублю!
- А если сто узлов?
- И сто!..
- Любовь тебе отдать?
- Любовь!..
- Не будет этого!
- За что?!
- За то, что
  не люблю рабов.

Роберт Рождественский

1969

Советская поэзия. В 2-х томах.
Библиотека всемирной литературы. Серия третья.
Редакторы А.Краковская, Ю.Розенблюм.
Москва: Художественная литература, 1977.


-Shall I give you my love?
-Yes!
-But it's muddy...
-Give it to me muddy!...
-I want to guess...
-Go ahead.


-Also, I want to ask...
-Ask!..
-Suppose I knock...
-I'll let you in!
-Suppose I'll call you...
-I'll go!
-What if there's trouble?
-I'll go into the trouble!
-And if I deceive you?
-I'll forgive!
-"Sing!" I'll order you..
-I'll sing!
-Lock your door to your friend...
-I'll lock it!
-I'll tell you: kill!..
-I'll kill!
-I'll tell you: die!..
-I'll die!
-What if I drown?
-I'll save you!
-And if there is pain?
-I'll bear it!
-And if there's suddenly a wall?
-I'll demolish it!
-And if there is a knot?
-I'll cut it!
-And if there's a hundred knots?
-I'll cut a hundred!..
-You want me to give you my love?
-Your love!..
-That will never happen!
-But why?!
-Because I don't like slaves.

(Robert Rozhdestvensky, 1969






Comments

gingicat: deep purple lilacs, some buds, some open (Default)
Apr. 13th, 2015 09:04 pm (UTC)
I am so glad I clicked the cut tag. That's awesome.
med_cat: (cat and books)
Apr. 13th, 2015 09:24 pm (UTC)
My pleasure! He was a very talented poet, some of his poems have been set to music, they make great songs :)
gingicat: deep purple lilacs, some buds, some open (Default)
Apr. 14th, 2015 10:12 am (UTC)
Oh, I'd love to hear them! Do you have recommendations as to good versions?
med_cat: (Default)
Apr. 14th, 2015 10:24 am (UTC)
Sure; here's an upbeat one (by a famous singer, too), that I'd posted before:

http://med-cat.livejournal.com/405097.html
debriswoman: (Default)
Apr. 14th, 2015 10:15 am (UTC)
A neat twist:-)
med_cat: (cat and books)
Apr. 14th, 2015 10:25 am (UTC)
Isn't it? Came across this poem for the first time a few days ago...
debriswoman: (beach)
Apr. 14th, 2015 12:59 pm (UTC)
Thanks for sharing
Did I tell you I bought a book in Hay, on reading Russian poetry?
med_cat: (cat and books)
Apr. 14th, 2015 01:00 pm (UTC)
My pleasure :)

And no, I don't think you mentioned that book, do tell
debriswoman: (Dog)
Apr. 14th, 2015 01:02 pm (UTC)
Will email you once dog is walked:-)
med_cat: (Default)
Apr. 14th, 2015 01:02 pm (UTC)
OK! :)
Aug. 3rd, 2015 07:28 pm (UTC)
*laughing and cheering* Oh, what a great punchline! KAPOW!!
med_cat: (Default)
Aug. 3rd, 2015 09:53 pm (UTC)
I know, right?!