by Imants Auzins

Staraya Riga
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Latvian (Latviešu valoda) 
 Zdes` teni poveshenny'x,
 zdes` otblesk kostrov
 i smex inkvizitorov
 v vozduxe nositsya.
 Zdes` kamni pomnyat, skol` by'l surov
 tyazhely'j shag krestonoscyov.
 Zdes` s kry'sh cherepichny'x 
 drevnix cerkvej v grozu,
 kogda livni l`yut,
 na vsex magistrov,
 na vsex czarej sem` stoletij plyuyut.

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 11
Word count: 41