ЛЕСА

ЛЕСА
Шеймес Хини, 1939 – 2013

Строители, пред тем, как дом построить,
Леса на на прочность проверяют,

Хотят, чтоб были все затянуты болты
Подмостки не скользили, лестницы крепки.

Когда ж завершена работа, они
Леса снимают и уносят прочь.

И между нами так, родная,
Порою рушатся привычные мосты,

Не бойся ты. Ведь и строители леса снимают,
Когда есть стены и закончены труды.

1966
Черновик: 14 февраля 2018 года
Born in Ireland in 1939, Seamus Heaney was the author of numerous poetry collections, including Human Chain (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010). He split his time between Dublin, Ireland, and Boston, where he taught at Harvard University for many years. In 1995, Heaney received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

SCAFFOLDING
Seamus Heaney, 1939 - 2013

Masons, when they start upon a building,
Are careful to test out the scaffolding;

Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points,
Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints.

And yet all this comes down when the job’s done
Showing off walls of sure and solid stone.

So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be
Old bridges breaking between you and me

Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall
Confident that we have built our wall.