Naum Korzhavin translations

[Mikhail Lipyanskiy]

thank you so much! 


ML

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Dear Mikhail,

This poem and a few others by Korzhavin are included in TWENTIETH-CENTURY
RUSSIAN POETRY, the large anthology edited by Yevtushenko.  The translations
of Korzhavin are all by Albert C. Todd.

All the best,

Robert
On 27 Jun 2014, at 19:39, Mikhail Lipyanskiy <mlermontov at RCN.COM> wrote:

> Dear SEELANGS:
>  
> I was wondering if there is a published translation of Naum 
> Korzhavin's poetry, or even just of this poem (see below). I am 
> working on translating an article that uses the poem and was wondering if
there was an established translation out there.
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> Я не был никогда аскетом
> И не мечтал сгореть в огне. 
> Я просто русским был поэтом
> В года, доставшиеся мне. 
> Я не был сроду слишком смелым. 
> Или орудьем высших сил. 
> Я просто знал, что делать, делал,
> А было трудно - выносил. 
> И если путь был слишком труден,
> Суть в том, что я в той службе служб
> Был подотчетен прямо людям,
> Их душам и судьбе их душ. 
> И если в этом - главный кто-то
> Откроет ересь - 
>                              что ж, друзья, Ведь это все - была 
> работа.
> А без работы - жить нельзя.
> 
>                                              1954
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> Mikhail Lipyanskiy
> Dept. of Comp Lit.
> Queens College
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