The freshly cut ears

«The freshly cut ears…» автор Osip Mandelstam (1891—1938), transl. A. S. Kline (b. 1947)

Источник: www.poetryintranslation.com • Fragment (the 4th stanza) of a poem «В холодных переливах лир…» It was printed separately in a few 1st publications (1970—71). In the letters by Osip Mandelstam sent from Heidelberg to Vyacheslav Ivanov and Maximilian Voloshin in October/November 1909. From Poems of Various Years . See also Poems. Translated from Russian.

transl. transl. A. S. Kline :  * * * The freshly cut ears of wheat lie in level rows: slim, trembling fingers press close to slender quivering fingers. 1909

Osip Mandelstam:  * * * Колосья — так недавно сжаты, Рядами ровными лежат; И пальцы тонкие дрожат, К таким же, как они, прижаты. 1909

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