O, My Darling One Poem by valentin savin

O, My Darling One

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O, my darling one

Oh, my darling friend,
Take me to your land,
There in land of yours
I’ll become your spouse.
There in land of yours
I’ll become your spouse.

Oh, my darling one,
I would take you on,
But there in land behind
I have a wife of mine.
But there in land behind
I have a wife of mine.

Oh, my darling friend,
Take me to your land,
There in land of those
I’ll be sister of yours.
There in land of those
I’ll be sister of yours.

Oh, my darling one,
I would take you on,
But there in land behind
I’ve a sister of mine.
But there in land behind
I’ve a sister of mine.

Oh, my darling friend,
Take me to your land,
There in land of new
I’ll be strange to you.
There in land of new
I’ll be strange to you.

Oh, my darling one,
I would take you on,
But there in alien spot
A strange one need I not.
But there in alien spot
A strange one need I not.

Oh, my darling friend,
Take me to your land,
There in the alien spot
I shall be your consort.
There in the alien spot
I shall be your consort.
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Translated from Russian

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
It is a Russian folk song translated into English.
I can’t boast that my translation is a good one. It is just my first attempt. Mostly I translate well known English speaking authors (British and American) into Russian.
The song below accounts for many years and is still popular, mostly among the elderly people here in Russia. Unfortunately it does not sound well. One must have enough patience to listen to it.
http: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=J2jVntEkVz0
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 30 August 2018

Oh, my darling friend, Take me to your land, a great invitaion full of love and romance and feeling..... thank u dear poet. tony

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Valentin Savin 31 August 2018

Thank you very much, Dr.Tony!

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Chinedu Dike 24 May 2015

A lovely sonorous piece of poetry, well articulated and nicely penned. Thanks for sharing. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.

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Anil Kumar Panda 01 January 2014

very nice.like to read again and again.

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