You gave me the curdle puffs,
In the time of the Great Fast.
They are like devils- the sparrows,
But Christ is never embarrassed.
You wanted to be my man,
Before or after the Lent
to me by this wings were lent,
Although this is only a dream.
I'll put on the red garments,
I'll cut my hair in the end -
So that my Man became blessed
With his Woman: Holy Russia.
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Ты мне подарила Творобушки,
когда шел Великий Пост.
Они - как бесы- воробышки,
но не раздражен Христос.
Ты хочешь моим быть мужчиной,
хоть до, хоть после Поста.
и это меня окрылило,
хоть это - только мечта.
Надену красное платье,
в конце концов - постригусь,
чтоб был мой Мужчина счастлив
с женою: Святая Русь.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I'm not certain of the movement of this poem: How do the human characters, namely, you and the man who wants to be close to you end up in that last line with its big leap to HOLY RUSSIA. You still call him MY MAN but what kind of relationship is this? I doubt it's romantic love with the Lenten season prevailing. Are you pilgrims sharing the road in a Platonic rapport? Is your cuting your hair a Lenten sacrifice? I think my questiions are more than my answers! .
Daniel i think some of the nuances have not made it through the language interface (apparently it is a translation) . at least some of the references maybe to local mores and could not percolate through the language filter. I too could not grasp the poem very well. i think it is a religious one with patriotic undertones.