From the semi-dark hall, suddenly

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From the semi-dark hall, suddenly… ~ Из полутёмной залы, вдруг… written by Osip Mandelstam

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PD [1]. From Stone (No. 3). See also Poems. Translated from Russian by Dmitri Smirnov.

* * * 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

Notes

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

   

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Other translations

• From the pool of light, suddenly Translated by A. S. Kline

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