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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
The Christmas trees are shining
PD (1)
From Stone (No. 1)[1]. See also Poems. Translated from Russian by A. S. Kline. The source: www.tonykline.co.uk.



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


1908

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