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The sound, muffled, cautious

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Stone The careful and muted sound… ~ Звук осторожный и глухой
written by Osip Mandelstam, translated by A. S. Kline
The Christmas trees are shining
From Stone (No. 1)[1]. See also Poems. Translated from Russian.




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The sound, muffled, cautious:
of tree’s fruit, falling,
among endless singing
silent forest depths…


1908

Notes

  1. First printed in the 2nd edition of "Stone" (1916).


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