The trail is in twilight…
Anna Akhmatova
The trail is in twilight…
The trail is in twilight in the seaside garden,
Stay yellow till dawn, lights above.
I am very relaxed, but it’s just a burden –
To listen to you speak of love!
I'm gentle and loyal; I’ll stay as your friend –
We’ll kiss, take long strolls, and grow old...
And light crescent moons overhead will ascend,
Like those snowy stars, we behold…
The trail is in twilight in the sleeping garden,
It’s long till sun rises above…
I am very relaxed, but it’s just a burden –
To listen to you speak of love!
Poetic translation by Leo Schwartzberg ©2013
Слова Анны Ахматовой