Poem
Vera Pavlova
Teeth dull, veins collapsed
Teeth dull, veins collapsed,heels worn down.
We are young as long as
our parents are young.
Dry is the riverbed where milk and honey,
white and amber, had run.
In the hospital, comb your mother’s hair,
pare the yellow nails.
© Translation: 2009, Steven Seymour
Schrale huid, lekgeprikte aderen,
Schrale huid, lekgeprikte aderen,sleetse zolen, kiezen aan gort.
Je bent jong zolang aan jouw ouderen
nog maar weinig schort.
Opgedroogd zijn de stromen van melk en honing,
de witgouden lusthof verdord.
Ga je moeder wassen, haar bed verschonen,
knip de gele kalknagels kort.
© Vertaling: 2009, Nina Targan Mouravi
Зубы съедены, вены исколоты,
стоптаны каблуки.
Мы молоды, пока молоды
наши старики.
Высохло русло бело-розовой
молочно-кисельной реки.
В приёмном покое маму причёсывай,
жёлтые ногти стриги.
стоптаны каблуки.
Мы молоды, пока молоды
наши старики.
Высохло русло бело-розовой
молочно-кисельной реки.
В приёмном покое маму причёсывай,
жёлтые ногти стриги.
From: Письма в соседнюю комнату: 1001 признание в люk
Publisher: AST Publishing House, Moscow
Publisher: AST Publishing House, Moscow
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Teeth dull, veins collapsed
Teeth dull, veins collapsed,heels worn down.
We are young as long as
our parents are young.
Dry is the riverbed where milk and honey,
white and amber, had run.
In the hospital, comb your mother’s hair,
pare the yellow nails.
© 2009, Steven Seymour
From: Письма в соседнюю комнату: 1001 признание в люk
From: Письма в соседнюю комнату: 1001 признание в люk
Teeth dull, veins collapsed
Teeth dull, veins collapsed,heels worn down.
We are young as long as
our parents are young.
Dry is the riverbed where milk and honey,
white and amber, had run.
In the hospital, comb your mother’s hair,
pare the yellow nails.
© 2009, Steven Seymour
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