WWII K. Simonov's Wait For Me.

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WWII K. Simonov's Wait For Me.

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:roll: Two reasons:
1. I'm learning this
2. It is a liitle past the end (May 9, 1945) and the beginning (June 22, 1941) has not yet arrived...

Russian:

Константин Симонов

Жди Меня
* * *
Жди меня, и я вернусь.
Только очень жди,
Жди, когда наводят грусть
Желтые дожди,
Жди, когда снега метут,
Жди, когда жара,
Жди, когда других не ждут,
Позабыв вчера.
Жди, когда из дальних мест
Писем не придет,
Жди, когда уж надоест
Всем, кто вместе ждет.

Жди меня, и я вернусь,
Не желай добра
Всем, кто знает наизусть,
Что забыть пора.
Пусть поверят сын и мать
В то, что нет меня,
Пусть друзья устанут ждать,
Сядут у огня,
Выпьют горькое вино
На помин души...
Жди. И с ними заодно
Выпить не спеши.

Жди меня, и я вернусь,
Всем смертям назло.
Кто не ждал меня, тот пусть
Скажет: - Повезло.
Не понять, не ждавшим им,
Как среди огня
Ожиданием своим
Ты спасла меня.
Как я выжил, будем знать
Только мы с тобой,-
Просто ты умела ждать,
Как никто другой.

1941

English:

Wait For Me

Wait for me, and I'll come back!
Wait with all you've got!
Wait, when dreary yellow rains
Tell you, you should not.
Wait when snow is falling fast,
Wait when summer's hot,
Wait when yesterdays are past,
Others are forgot.
Wait, when from that far-off place,
Letters don't arrive.
Wait, when those with whom you wait
Doubt if I'm alive.

Wait for me, and I'll come back!
Wait in patience yet
When they tell you off by heart
That you should forget.
Even when my dearest ones
Say that I am lost,
Even when my friends give up,
Sit and count the cost,
Drink a glass of bitter wine
To the fallen friend -
Wait! And do not drink with them!
Wait until the end!

Wait for me and I'll come back,
Dodging every fate!
"What a bit of luck!" they'll say,
Those that did not wait.
They will never understand
How amidst the strife,
By your waiting for me, dear,
You had saved my life.
How I made it, we shall know,
Only you and I.
You alone knew how to wait -
We alone know why!

1941

I know this is really off-topic, but I had to do it...
By the way, could someone post the German translation of the poem?
can't seem to find it... :)
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I liked it... better then my stuff.
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Ecliptic Fate wrote:I liked it... better then my stuff.
What do you mean :?: :?
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:lol: Try the 'find all posts by this person' button.
Midnight's alter ego started off with a poem which was kinda weird, but I found it better then.
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:lol: 8) :lol:
nice....
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war sucks! this poem is nice!! really love it (I´m a big pazifist).
TGM
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TheGameMaker wrote:war sucks! this poem is nice!! really love it (I´m a big pazifist).
TGM
Pazifist: notice the *fist* part... :lol:

Still waiting for someone to post the German translation...

Thanks for zee pozitive feeedback :D
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