English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Stone Breaking. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Stone Breaking March wind rough Clashed the trees, Flung the snow; Breaking stones, In the cold, Germans slow Toiled and toiled; Arrowy sun Glanced and sprang, One right blithe German sang: Songs of home, Fatherland: Syenite hard, Weary lot, Callous […]
English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. The Night is Darkening Around Me. Эмили Бронте.
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) * * * The night is darkening round me, The wild winds coldly blow ; But a tyrant spell has bound me, And I cannot, cannot go. The giant trees are bending Their bare boughs weighed with snow ; The storm is […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Rapids at Night. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Rapids at Night Here at the roots of the mountains, Between the sombre legions of cedars and tamaracks, The rapids charge the ravine: A little light, cast by foam under starlight, Wavers about the shimmering stems of the birches: Here rise […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Rain and the Robin. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Rain and the Robin A ROBIN in the morning, In the morning early, Sang a song of warning, ”There’ll be rain, there’ll be rain.” Very,very clearly From the orchard Came the gentle horning, ”There’ll be rain.” But the hasty farmer […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Ode for the Keats Centenary. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Ode for the Keats Centenary The Muse is stern unto her favoured sons, Giving to some the keys of all the joy Of the green earth, but holding even that joy Back from their life; Bidding them feed on hope, A […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Night Hymns on Lake Nipigon. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Night Hymns on Lake Nipigon Here in the midnight, where the dark mainland and island Shadows mingle in shadow deeper, profounder, Sing we the hymns of the churches, while the dead water Whispers before us. Thunder is travelling slow on […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. From Shadow. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) From Shadow Now the November skies, And the clouds that are thin and gray, That drop with the wind away; A flood of sunlight rolls, In a tide of shallow light, Gold on the land and white On the water, dim […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. At the Cedars. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) At the Cedars You had two girls — Baptiste — One is Virginie – Hold hard — Baptiste! Listen to me. The whole drive was jammed In that bend at the Cedars, The rapids were dammed With the logs […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Afterwards. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Afterwards Her life was touched with early frost, About the April of her day, Her hold on earth was lightly lost, And like a leaf she went away. Her soul was chartered for great deeds, For gentle war unwonted here: Her […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. The Forsaken. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) The Forsaken I Once in the winter Out on a lake In the heart of the north-land, Far from the Fort And far from the hunters, A Chippewa woman With her sick baby, Crouched in the last hours Of a great […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. The Onondaga Madonna. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) The Onondaga Madonna She stands full-throated and with careless pose, This woman of a weird and waning race, The tragic savage lurking in her face, Where all her pagan passion burns and glows; Her blood is mingled with her ancient foes, […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. The Message. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) The Message Wind of the gentle summer night, Dwell in the lilac tree, Sway the blossoms clustered light, Then blow over to me. Wind, you are sometimes strong and great, You frighten the ships at sea, Now come floating your delicate […]
English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. Faith and Despondency. Эмили Бронте.
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) Faith and Despondency The winter wind is loud and wild, Come close to me, my darling child; Forsake thy books, and mateless play; And, while the night is gathering grey, We’ll talk its pensive hours away;– ‘Ierne, round our sheltered hall November’s […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Permanence. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Permanence Set within a desert lone, Circled by an arid sea, Stands a figure carved in stone, Where a fountain used to be. Two abraded, pleading hands Held below a shapeless mouth, Human-like the fragment stands, Tortured by perpetual drouth. […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Avis. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Avis With a golden rolling sound Booming came a bell, From the aery in the tower Eagles fell; So with regal wings Hurled, and gleaming sound and power, Sprang the fatal spell. Ten a storm of burnished doves […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Angelus. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Angelus A deep bell that links the downs To the drowsy air; Every loop of sound that swoons, Finds a circle fair, Whereon it doth rest and fade; Every stroke that dins is laid Like a node, Spinning out the quivering, fine, […]
English Poetry. Robert Burns. On Wm. Graham, Esq., of Mossknowe. Роберт Бернс. Эпиграмма на Уильяма Грэхема из Мосскноу, эсквайра
Robert Burns (Роберт Бернс) On Wm. Graham, Esq., of Mossknowe “Stop thief!” dame Nature call’d to Death, As Willy drew his latest breath; How shall I make a fool again? My choicest model thou hast ta’en. 1794 Перевод на русский язык Эпиграмма на Уильяма Грэхема из Мосскноу, эсквайра […]
English Poetry. Robert Burns. Lines Written on a Tumbler. Роберт Бернс. Стихи, начертанные на бокале
Robert Burns (Роберт Бернс) Lines Written on a Tumbler You’re welcome, Willie Stewart; You’re welcome, Willie Stewart; There’s ne’er a flower that blooms in May, That’s half sae welcome’s thou art. Come, bumpers high, express your joy, The bowl we maun renew it; The tappit-hen, gae bring […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Meeting. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Meeting We started speaking, Looked at each other, then turned away. The tears kept rising to my eyes. But I could not weep. I wanted to take your hand But my hand trembled. You kept counting the days Before we should meet again. […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Voices of the Air. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Voices of the Air But then there comes that moment rare When, for no cause that I can find, The little voices of the air Sound above all the sea and wind. The sea and wind do then obey And sighing, sighing […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Very Early Spring. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Very Early Spring The fields are snowbound no longer; There are little blue lakes and flags of tenderest green. The snow has been caught up into the sky– So many white clouds–and the blue of the sky is cold. Now the sun walks […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. There Is a Solemn Wind Tonight. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) There Is a Solemn Wind Tonight There is a solemn wind to-night That sings of solemn rain; The trees that have been quiet so long Flutter and start again. The slender trees, the heavy trees, The fruit trees laden and proud, Lift […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Town Between the Hills. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Town Between the Hills The further the little girl leaped and ran, The further she longed to be; The white, white fields of jonquil flowers Danced up as high as her knee And flashed and sparkled before her eyes Until she could […]
English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. Moonlight, Summer Moonlight. Эмили Бронте.
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) Moonlight, Summer Moonlight ‘Tis moonlight, summer moonlight, All soft and still and fair; The solemn hour of midnight Breathes sweet thoughts everywhere, But most where trees are sending Their breezy boughs on high, Or stooping low are lending A shelter from the […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Secret. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Secret In the profoundest ocean There is a rainbow shell, It is always there, shining most stilly Under the greatest storm waves That the old Greek called ”ripples of laughter.” As you listen, the rainbow shell Sings–in the profoundest ocean. It is […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Opal Dream Cave. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Opal Dream Cave In an opal dream cave I found a fairy: Her wings were frailer than flower petals, Frailer far than snowflakes. She was not frightened, but poised on my finger, Then delicately walked into my hand. I shut the two […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Man with the Wooden Leg. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Man with the Wooden Leg There was a man lived quite near us; He had a wooden leg and a goldfinch in a green cage. His name was Farkey Anderson, And he’d been in a war to get his leg. We were […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Lonesome Child. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Lonesome Child The baby in the looking-glass Is smiling through at me; She has her teaspoon in her hand, Her feeder on for tea. And if I look behind her I Can see the table spread; I wonder if she has […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Gulf. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Gulf A Gulf of silence separates us from each other. I stand at one side of the gulf, you at the other. I cannot see you or hear you, yet know that you are there. Often I call you by your childish […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Earth-Child in the Grass. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Earth-Child in the Grass In the very early morning Long before Dawn time I lay down in the paddock And listened to the cold song of the grass. Between my fingers the green blades, And the green blades pressed against my body. […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Black Monkey. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Black Monkey My Babbles has a nasty knack Of keeping monkeys on her back. A great big black one comes and swings Right on her sash or pinny strings. It is a horrid thing and wild And makes her such a naughty […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Awakening River. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Awakening River The gulls are mad-in-love with the river, And the river unveils her face and smiles. In her sleep-brooding eyes they mirror their shining wings. She lies on silver pillows: the sun leans over her. He warms and warms her, he […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Song of Karen, the Dancing Child. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Song of Karen, the Dancing Child (O little white feet of mine) Out in the storm and the rain you fly; (Red, red shoes the colour of wine) Can the children hear my cry? (O little white feet of mine) Never a […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Sleeping Together. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Sleeping Together Sleeping together… how tired you were… How warm our room… how the firelight spread On walls and ceiling and great white bed! We spoke in whispers as children do, And now it was I–and then it was you Slept a moment, […]
English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. A Little While, a Little While. Эмили Бронте.
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) * * * A little while, a little while, The noisy crowd are barred away; And I can sing and I can smile A little while I’ve holyday ! Where wilt thou go my harassed heart ? Full many a land invites […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Sea Song. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Sea Song I will think no more of the sea! Of the big green waves And the hollowed shore, Of the brown rock caves No more, no more Of the swell and the weed And the bubbling foam. Memory dwells in my far […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Sea. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Sea The Sea called–I lay on the rocks and said: ”I am come.” She mocked and showed her teeth, Stretching out her long green arms. ”Go away!” she thundered. ”Then tell me what I am to do,” I begged. ”If I leave you, […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Opposites. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Opposites The Half-Soled-Boots-With-Toecaps-Child Walked out into the street And splashed in all the pubbles till She had such shocking feet The Patent-Leather-Slipper-Child Stayed quietly in the house And sat upon the fender stool As still as any mouse. The Half-Soled-Boots-With-Toecaps-Child Her […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Night-Scented Stock. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Night-Scented Stock White, white in the milky night The moon danced over a tree. ”Wouldn’t it be lovely to swim in the lake!” Someone whispered to me. ”Oh, do-do-do!” cooed someone else, And clasped her hands to her chin. ”I should so […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Jangling Memory. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Jangling Memory Heavens above! here’s an old tie of your– Sea-green dragons stamped on a golden ground. Ha! Ha! Ha! What children we were in those days. Do you love me enough to wear it now? Have you the courage of your […]