by
Lev L'vovich Kobylinsky (1889 - 1947), as Ellis
Леса дремучие
Language: Russian (Русский) after the French (Français)
Леса дремучие, вы мрачны, как соборы,
Печален, как орган, ваш непрестанный шум...
В сердцах отверженных в минуты горьких дум
Предсмертный слышен стон на грозные укоры...
Ты, страшный Океан, твоих валов скаканье,
Твой беспощадный рёв в полночной тишине
И хохот яростный и горькое рыданье
Мой смех и скорбный вопль напоминают мне.
Люблю тебя, о ночь, тебе мои мечты.
Но трепет ясных звёзд мне в душу льёт волненье,
А я ищу лишь тьмы, лишь хладной пустоты...
Но мрак лишь холст пустой, и полный умиленья,
Я вижу вновь на нём забытые виденья
И милых призраков родимые черты.
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- ENG English (Aleksey Berg) , "The dense woods", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Berthold Feiwel) , "Schlummernde Wälder"
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Word count: 94
The dense woods
Language: English after the Russian (Русский)
O somber, dense woods – like cathedrals,
How sad is your continuous rumbling, like that of an organ,
In the dejected hearts, full of bitter thoughts,
One can hear the dying groan responding to menacing reproaches...
You, terrifying Ocean, the hopping of your billows,
Your merciless roar in the silence of midnight,
And fierce laughter and bitter wailing,
They all remind me of my own laughter and wailing.
I love you, Night, my dreams are for you.
But the trembling of bright stars pours anxiety into my soul,
I seek only darkness, only cold emptiness.
But darkness is but a blank canvas, and full of delight,
Once again, I can see on it forgotten visions,
And the familiar figures of dear ghosts.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-21
Line count: 14
Word count: 122
