From the semi-dark hall, suddenly (Mandelstam/Smirnov)

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«From the semi-dark hall, suddenly…» автор Osip Mandelstam (1891—1938), transl. D. Smirnov-Sadovsky (b. 1948)

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Источник: wikisource • In Russian: «Из полутемной залы, вдруг…». First printed in the 2nd edition of "Stone" (1916) without the 2nd stanza. From Stone (K 1916, No. 3). See also Poems. Translated from Russian.

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D. Smirnov-Sadovsky:  * * * From the semi-dark hall, suddenly, You slipped out in a weightless shawl — We disturbed no one, We did not wake the sleeping servants… 1908 (transl. 2006)

Osip Mandelstam:  * * * Из полутемной залы, вдруг, Ты выскользнула в легкой шали — Мы никому не помешали, Мы не будили спящих слуг... 1908

Notes

© D. Smirnov-Sadovsky, translation. Can be reproduced if non-commercial.

Other translations

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