Sergei Esenin. The Birch Tree

(free translation)

Birch tree, white and pure
stands outside my room.
Maid of snow--demure;
In her silver dome
downy limbs are branching,
flowering in the frost.
Alms in palms oustretching,
white as an angel host,
there she stands so quiet,
dreaming, not a breeze....
Only snowflakes riot
and her branches seize.
Rosy dawn, awaking,
circles the tree-bride
and in merrymaking
throws more snow-rice.


Сергей Есенин
БЕРЕЗА

Белая береза
Под моим окном
Принакрылась снегом,
Точно серебром.
На пушистых ветках
Снежною каймой
Распустились кисти
Белой бахромой.
И стоит береза
В сонной тишине,
И горят снежинки
В золотом огне.
А заря, лениво
Обходя кругом,
обсыпает ветки
Новым серебром.


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Are you sure it's a translation? There are no free translations, don't believe those who say there are.
I'm not going to judge the poetry of yours - yours, since, be it good or bad, it definitely is not Esenin's.

Вячеслав Четин   11.09.2009 00:29     Заявить о нарушении
Obviously, since it is a literary and poetic term, there are *free translations*. Pushkin's "Ворон к ворону летит" is a free translation. If you reject the term, that is your prerogative, however, it does not negate the existence of such terminology as recognized by poets, translators, and critics.

Athena   11.09.2009 09:09   Заявить о нарушении
Everything is relative. For a poet, "free translation" is another endeavor, a challenge, since it's not his faculty - hence an allowance on the part of the reader. For an interpreter, it's a recognition of his inability to interpret... Are you a poet?

Вячеслав Четин   11.09.2009 12:02   Заявить о нарушении
Guess so...

http://poetrymagazine.com/archives/2003/May03/dhaliwal.htm

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Athena Prose   11.09.2009 23:36   Заявить о нарушении
...Don't think so.

Вячеслав Четин   12.09.2009 00:06   Заявить о нарушении
Thanks for your opinion. Glad that my other readers don't seem to share it.

Athena   13.09.2009 17:30   Заявить о нарушении
На это произведение написаны 3 рецензии, здесь отображается последняя, остальные - в полном списке.