by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)

Dante
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
On i posle smerti ne vernulsja 
V staruju Florenciju svoju. 
`Etot, ukhodja, ne ogljanulsja, 
`Etomu ja `etu pesn' poju. 
[Fakel, noch', posledneje ob"jat'e, 
Za porogom dikij vopl' sud'by...]1
On iz ada jej poslal prokljat'e 
I v raju ne mog jejo zabyt', - 
[No bosoj, v rubakhe pokajannoj, 
So svechoj zazhzhennoj ne proshel 
Po svojej Florencii zhelannoj, 
Verolomnoj, nizkoj, dolgozhdannoj...]1

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•   J. Tavener 

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Poem is headed "Il mio bel San Giovanni"
1 omitted by Tavener.

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  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Dante", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dante", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 58