Bright Star
Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores,
Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the mountains and the moors--
No--yet still stedfast, still unchangeable,
Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast,
To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,
Awake for ever in a sweet unrest,
Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,
And so live ever--or else swoon to death.
О, если б вечным быть, как ты, Звезда!
Но не сиять в величье одиноком,
Над бездной ночи бодрствуя всегда,
На Землю глядя равнодушным оком -
Вершат ли воды свой святой обряд,
Брегам людским даруя очищенье,
Иль надевают зимний свой наряд
Гора и дол в земном круговращенье, -
Я неизменным, вечным быть хочу,
Чтобы ловить любимых губ дыханье,
Щекой прижаться к милому плечу,
Прекрасной груди видеть колыханье
И в тишине, забыв покой для нег,
Жить без конца — или уснуть навек.
BRIGHT STAR.
BRIGHT STAR, Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art--
NOT IN LONE SPLENDOUR HUNG ALOFT THE NIGHT
And Watching, with Eternal Lids Apart,
Like Nature's Patient, Sleepless Eremite,
The Moving Waters AT Their Priestlike Task
Of Pure Ablusion Round Earth's Human Shores,
OR Gazing On The New Soft-Fallen Mask
Of Snow Upon The Mountains and The Moors--
No - Yet Still Stedfast, Still Unchangeable,
Pillow'D Upon My Fair Love's Ripening Breast
To Feel for Ever Its Soft Fall and Swell,
AWAKE FOR EVER IN A SWEET UNREST,
Still, Still to Hear Her Tender-Taken Breath,
And So Live Ever - Or ELSE Swoon to Death.
Oh, if you are eternal to be like you, Star!
But do not shine in great lonely,
Over the dayless night awake always
On the ground Looking indifferent OK -
Whether the water is preferred by his holy rite,
Human brags granting cleansing,
Ile wear winter outfit
Mountain and Dol in Earth Circle, -
I am unchanged, I want to be eternal
To catch your favorite lip breath
Cheek naughty to a cute shoulder,
Beautiful breast see Kolyan
And in silence, forgetting peace for the neh,
Live without end - or sleep forever.
