By Blessing. From Balmont Poem by Liza Sud

By Blessing. From Balmont

We are not by law.
But because we're blessed.
Lighting icon's glow
we will go to bed.

We don't know marriage
higher than desire.
In the depth of darkness
brighter is the shining.

Without word's clutching
our talks are fleeting.
And again perhaps we'll
be in a free meeting.

Maybe unrepeatable
is the feast of passion.
let be - two free, happy -
their castle is patterned.

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По благодати
Мы не по закону,
Мы по благодати
Озарив икону,
Ляжем на кровати.

Мы не знаем брака
Выше, чем желанье.
Мы в глубинах мрака
Яркое сиянье.

Вне сцеплений слова
Льются наши речи.
Может, будем снова
В столь же вольной встрече.

Может, бесповторен
Праздник нашей страсти.
Пусть. Чертог узорен
Двух свободных счастий.

Sunday, August 14, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: marriage
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Daniel Brick 14 August 2016

I can't grasp the meaning of this poem, although I tried various possibilities. And some line just seem contradictory, like, WE DON'T KNOW MARRIAGE HIGHER THAN DESIRE. How can desire simply be the highest form of marriage? You said the word desire in Russian has a shadowy sexy connotation, so I'm confused by this sentence And what is the FEAST OF PASSION at the end? For two people? In a castle? Does this happen to you too? That is, some poems can be read easily, but the meaning just doesn't come through? .

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