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The Christmas trees are shining From the semi-dark hall, suddenly… ~ Из полутёмной залы, вдруг…
written by Osip Mandelstam, translated by Dmitri Smirnov
To read only children's books
First printed in the 2nd edition of "Stone" (1916). From Stone (No. 3). See also Poems. Translated from Russian by Dmitri Smirnov.




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From the semi-dark hall, suddenly,
You slipped out in a weightless shawl —
We disturbed no one,
We did not wake the sleeping servants…


1908

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