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Mar. 25th, 2022

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"Мир до невозможности запутан" / "The world is impossibly complicated"

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(cross-posting to [community profile] greatpoetry )

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Мир до невозможности запутан.
И когда дела мои плохи,
В самые тяжелые минуты
Я пишу веселые стихи.

Ты прочтешь и скажешь:
— Очень мило,
Жизнеутверждающе притом.—
И не будешь знать, как больно было
Улыбаться обожженным ртом.

(Юлия Друнина)

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The world is impossibly complicated,
And when things are bad for me,
During my most difficult minutes
I write cheerful verses.

You will read them and say,
"Very nice,
And life-affirming besides."
And you will not know how painful it was for me
To smile with a burnt mouth.

(Julia Drunina)

Aug. 19th, 2019

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Two poems by Julia Drunina

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Два вечера

Мы стояли у Москвы-реки,
Теплый ветер платьем шелестел.
Почему-то вдруг из-под руки
На меня ты странно посмотрел -
Так порою на чужих глядят.

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Two Evenings

We were standing near the River Moskva,
And the warm wind was rustling my dress.
Suddenly, you glanced at me funny
From under your hand--
Sometimes, people look at strangers this way.

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Оно, наверное, смешно...

Оно, наверное, смешно:
На склоне лет — стихи.
Но можно новое вино
Влить в старые мехи.

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I suppose it's ridiculous...

I suppose it's ridiculous--
Writing poetry in one's old age.
But new wine
Can indeed be poured into old skins.

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Aug. 18th, 2019

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Poem of the day / Как резко день пошел на убыль!...

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Как резко день пошел на убыль!
Под осень каждый луч милей...
Грустят серебряные трубы
Прощающихся журавлей.

Как резко жизнь пошла на убыль!
Под осень дорог каждый час...
Я так твои целую губы —
Как будто бы в последний раз...

1965

How suddenly the days started growing shorter!
When it's nearly autumn, every ray of sunshine is more precious...
The silver thrombones of the departing cranes
Sing mournfully.

How suddenly life started growing shorter!
When it's nearly autumn, every hour is precious...
I kiss your lips in such a way
As if it were for the last time...

(Julia Drunina, 1965)

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