Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE: 14, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "go down, o ruddy sun!" Last Line: Away from him my life is sad Subject(s): Russia; Soviet Union;russians | ||||||||
Go down, O ruddy sun! But rise, thou gleaming moon! And shine through all the night, Through all the dark night shine, On all the road, on every path! So mayst thou yield thy light to my betrothed, To my dear love Ivan; That so he may not miss his way, Nor have to turn again, Nor wander in the forest lost, Nor in the river drenched; So that no evil men on him may fall, No savage dogs may drive him far away. Away from him my life is weary, Away from him my life is sad. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OXOTA: A SHORT RUSSIAN NOVEL: CHAPTER 259 by LYN HEJINIAN A FOREIGN COUNTRY by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DIAMOND PERSONA by NORMAN DUBIE IN MEMORIAM: 1933 (7. RUSSIA: ANNO 1905) by CHARLES REZNIKOFF TAKE A LETTER TO DMITRI SHOSTAKOVITCH by CARL SANDBURG READING THE RUSSIANS by RUTH STONE THE SOVIET CIRCUS VISITS HAVANA, 1969 by VIRGIL SUAREZ A PROBLEM IN AESTHETICS by KAREN SWENSON TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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