translation question

[Sasha Spektor]

I think it's "били молнии" in the original, not "вили".  At least that's
what Google gives.  Били is, as you said, "were striking"

Best,
Sasha

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Harris, Adrienne M. <
Adrienne_Harris at baylor.edu> wrote:

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> From a Iuliia Drunina poem: Вили молнии.  Тучи вились  ****
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> Lightning struck?  Lightening was striking (to connote the plurality? And
> wouldn't lightening usually ударяет? "Beating down," perhaps?  and storm
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> And then there's the second phrase...storm clouds meandered?  Were evasive?
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