Osip Emilevich Mandelstam image
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Born in January 15, 1891 / Died in December 27, 1938 / Russian Federation / Russian

Poems by Osip Emilevich Mandelstam

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Venetian Life

... 6 Only in her hands are the rose and the hourglass -- ...

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"An American girl of twenty"

... Asleep on the bottom, gloomier than the crypt ...

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"When on the squares and in solitary silence"

... When on the squares and in solitary silence ...

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Rome

... Rome is but nature's twin, which has reflected Rome ...

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"I want to serve you"

... With dry lips. The word does not slake ...

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The Decembrist

... Everything's confused and there is no one to say, ...

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"We went out of our minds with the easy life"

... But I'm afraid that the first to die will be ...

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"I've lost a delicate cameo"

... I pity the tawny Tinotine -- virgin ...

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"Beneath a veil of milky white"

... The spirit is not drawn to you in sorely troubled times, ...

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"If I am to know how to restrain your hands"

... Where is pleasant Troy, where is the king's, the maiden's home ...

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A flame is in my blood

... Another translation of the same poem: ...

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"I am cold. Transparent Spring dresses"

... We drink with every breath the deathly air ...

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"Your marvelous pronunciation"

... Like blind men, through the long night ...

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This

... I can only lift you towards the light ...

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"No, not the moon..."

... That lights of stars I feel as light internal! ...