Song About Earth (Translated by Eugenia Weinstein, June ’99)

Who could say: "All was burned to a crisp,
Earth will never again be fertile!"?
Who could say that it ceased to exist?
No, it quieted down for a while.
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Where Are You, Wolves? (Translated by Eugenia Weinstein, Sept. ’02)

To Mikhail Shemyakin

Like a razor, the daybreak slashed over the eyes,
>From the rot of the river took off dragonflies,
Then the gun shutters opened, as if by a spell,
And the gunners appeared, as sure as hell,
And the merriment started - full-swing, at full pelt!
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Someone Spotted a Fruit… (Translated by Eugenia Weinstein, Jan. ’99)

Someone spotted a fruit, still green,
Shook the tree, and it fell to the ground...
Here's one who had no chance to sing,
Never knew that his voice had a sound.
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My friends light up the candles for me still…

My friends light up the candles for me still,
And in the smoke, your image is outlined,
And I don't want to know that time will heal,
That everything will pass away with time.
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