Who's Made Of Stone, Who's Made Of Clay Poem by valentin savin

Who's Made Of Stone, Who's Made Of Clay

Valentin SAVIN
(my translations)

Marina Tsvetaeva
x x x

Who's made of stone, who's made of clay
But I am silvering and shine!
My name's Marina - I can betray
I am a frail sea foam divine.

Who's made of clay, who's made of flesh -
For them a tomb and plated site…
I am baptized in the sea font mesh -
And each time breaking in my flight.

Through every heart, through every net
My self-will breaks and finds its course.
Don't you see my loosen curls yet?
You won't make me the salt of earth.

Pounding against your granite knees
I resurrect with each sea wave!
Long live the foam - gay foam of seas -
The high sea foam - mighty and brave!


(Original in Russian)
Марина Цветаева
x x x

Кто создан из камня, кто создан из глины, -
А я серебрюсь и сверкаю!
Мне дело — измена, мне имя — Марина,
Я — бренная пена морская.

Кто создан из глины, кто создан из плоти -
Тем гроб и надгробные плиты…
- В купели морской крещена — и в полете
Своем — непрестанно разбита!

Сквозь каждое сердце, сквозь каждые сети
Пробьется мое своеволье.
Меня — видишь кудри беспутные эти? -
Земною не сделаешь солью.

Дробясь о гранитные ваши колена,
Я с каждой волной — воскресаю!
Да здравствует пена — веселая пена -
Высокая пена морская!

Friday, September 26, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: philosophical
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The author whose name is Marina compares herself with the sea foam that suffers obstacles in her way. But each time overcomes them and resurrects.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bri Edwards 06 November 2018

well, the Poet's Notes helps...but very little for my understanding of the poem, but i DO appreciate it (the Notes) . you use braking and soon you also use breaks. i wonder if that is accurate or a silly mistake, like i might make! ! bri :)

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valentin savin 07 November 2018

Thanks for the reading and comment. It really is a silly mistake. Women (even if they are great poetess) are some time hard to understand and a translator is no exception. :)))

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