On the pale-blue enamel (Mandelstam/Kline)

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More tender than tender On the pale-blue enamel… ~ На бледно-голубой эмали…
⧼written by⧽ Osip Mandelstam
⧼translated by⧽ A. S. Kline
First printed in the Almanac (1915) and 2nd edition of "Stone" (1916 [1915]). From Stone (No. 6). See also Poems. Translated from Russian.



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On the pale-blue enamel,
that April can bring,
birch branches’ imperceptible
sway, slipped towards evening.

A network of finely etched lines,
is the pattern’s finished state,
the carefully-made design,
like that on a porcelain plate,

the thoughtful artist set,
on the glazed firmament,
oblivious to sad death,
knowing ephemeral strength.

1909


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Cc-by.jpgCc-non commercial.jpg © A. S. Kline, translation. Can be reproduced if non-commercial.