Each moment was for us a celebration
As ceremony of the consecration —
Just us in the whole world... You would spring
— More daringly and lightly then a wing --
Along the stairs — though giddy fourth
dimension.
You hurried down where you would bring
Me right behind the looking glass reflection —-
To your domain inside the lilac spring.
Then, when the night came down, I was the favor
Granted. Ajar were Royal gates...
There — in the darkness shimmered
And slowly leaned — the shiny nakedness.
And when awake, «Be blessed» I told you,
darling,
Yet realizing rather was too daring
My benediction: while you were asleep,
The blue of the whole universe was striving
To touch with lilac blossom your eyelids.
Touched by the blue, your eyelids were peaceful,
And hands were warm upon the coverlet.
While in the crystal, rivers were pulsing,
Seas glimmering, rocks fuming to the skies...
And you were holding in your palms the crown
On crystal sphere, while sleeping on the throne...
And — Oh, God gracious! — You belonged to me.
Your waking up brought me the new sensation
Of daily, usual, and simple tongue...
The speech's been loaded with sonorous passion,
Up to the neck. And the word you, when
mentioned,
Was re-defined — and now meant: the king.
The world around us has grandly altered:
And — even simple things — like: sink and jug,
When right between us firm and filmy water
Is situated just as the watchdog.
We were lead around as moonstruck —
And welcomed by the phantoms of the towns —
Before our eyes stupendously erect —
The tender mint under our feet has fallen,
When we along with morning birds were strolling
—
And fishes, with us, up the river went --
And — right in front of us — the skies has
opened...
When destiny in our steps has trodden,
Like madman with the razor in his hand.
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Ñâèäàíèé íàøèõ êàæäîå
ìãíîâåíüå
Ìû ïðàçäíîâàëè, êàê
áîãîÿâëåíüå,
Îäíè íà öåëîì ñâåòå. Òû áûëà
Ñìåëåé è ëåã÷å ïòè÷üåãî
êðûëà,
Ïî ëåñòíèöå, êàê
ãîëîâîêðóæåíüå,
×åðåç ñòóïåíü ñáåãàëà è
âåëà
Ñêâîçü âëàæíóþ ñèðåíü â
ñâîè âëàäåíüÿ
Ñ òîé ñòîðîíû çåðêàëüíîãî
ñòåêëà.
Êîãäà íàñòàëà íî÷ü, áûëà
ìíå ìèëîñòü
Äàðîâàíà, àëòàðíûå âðàòà
Îòâîðåíû, è â òåìíîòå
ñâåòèëàñü
È ìåäëåííî êëîíèëàñü
íàãîòà,
È, ïðîñûïàÿñü: «Áóäü
áëàãîñëîâåííà!» —
ß ãîâîðèë, è çíàë, ÷òî
äåðçíîâåííî
Ìîå áëàãîñëîâåíüå: òû
ñïàëà,
È òðîíóòü âåêè ñèíåâîé
âñåëåííîé
Ê òåáå ñèðåíü òÿíóëàñü ñî
ñòîëà,
È ñèíåâîþ òðîíóòûå âåêè
Ñïîêîéíû áûëè, è ðóêà òåïëà.
À â õðóñòàëå ïóëüñèðîâàëè
ðåêè,
Äûìèëèñü ãîðû, áðåçæèëè
ìîðÿ,
È òû äåðæàëà ñôåðó íà
ëàäîíè
Õðóñòàëüíóþ, è òû ñïàëà íà
òðîíå,
È — áîæå ïðàâûé! — òû áûëà
ìîÿ.
Òû ïðîáóäèëàñü è
ïðåîáðàçèëà
Âñåäíåâíûé ÷åëîâå÷åñêèé
ñëîâàðü,
È ðå÷ü ïî ãîðëî
ïîëíîçâó÷íîé ñèëîé
Íàïîëíèëàñü, è ñëîâî òû
ðàñêðûëî
Ñâîé íîâûé ñìûñë è
îçíà÷àëî: öàðü.
Íà ñâåòå âñå ïðåîáðàçèëîñü,
äàæå
Ïðîñòûå âåùè — òàç, êóâøèí,
— êîãäà
Ñòîÿëà ìåæäó íàìè, êàê íà
ñòðàæå,
Ñëîèñòàÿ è òâåðäàÿ âîäà.
Íàñ ïîâåëî íåâåäîìî êóäà.
Ïðåä íàìè ðàññòóïàëèñü, êàê
ìèðàæè,
Ïîñòðîåííûå ÷óäîì ãîðîäà,
Ñàìà ëîæèëàñü ìÿòà íàì ïîä
íîãè,
È ïòèöàì ñ íàìè áûëî ïî
äîðîãå,
È ðûáû ïîäûìàëèñü ïî ðåêå,
È íåáî ðàçâåðíóëîñü ïðåä
ãëàçàìè...
Êîãäà ñóäüáà ïî ñëåäó øëà
çà íàìè,
Êàê ñóìàñøåäøèé ñ áðèòâîþ â
ðóêå.
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