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The Christmas trees are shining… ~ Сусальным золотом горят… written by Osip Mandelstam, translated by Dmitri Smirnov

From the semi-dark hall, suddenly →

First printed in the 2nd edition of "Stone" (1916) without the 2nd stanza. From Stone (No. 2). See also Poems. Translated from Russian by Dmitri Smirnov.

* * * The Christmas trees are shining With tinsel gold in the forests, The toy wolves are gazing With scary eyes in the bushes. O my prophetic sorrow, O my silent freedom, And the ever-laughing crystal Of the lifeless heavenly vault! 1908

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© Dmitri Smirnov, translation. Can be reproduced if non-commercial.

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