The Golden City

Beyond sapphire skies
There golden city lies
With beautiful transparent gates
And a star upon what shines.

A garden lies inside –
All flowers and herbs indeed:
There walk some wondrous animals
Whose grace noone exceeds:

One like a yellow Lion with the fiery mane
Another — an Ox filled by eyes within.
There’s also a celestial golden eagle
Whose light gaze is truly unforgettable.

And in the sky what blue
A star glows in its bliss.
That star is yours, oh Angel mine,
Forever yours it is.
Whoever loves – is loved.
Whoever lights – is saint.
May you be guided by that star
To the path where the garden made.

And there you’ll meet the Lion with fiery mane
And the Blue Ox filled by eyes within.
There’s also the celestial golden eagle
Whose light gaze is truly unforgettable.

Translation:
Alexey Tkachenko-Gastev (Robert Moake) – 2005
Anastasia Konovalchuk and Sophia Tomaszewicz – 2023

Author — Anri Volokhonsky