Text & Translation
Snow 2
Russian source:
adapted from Boris Pasternak
V nogoo s nim, stapamee tyemee,
V tom zhe tempye, s lyen'yu toi
Eelee s toi zhe bystratoi,
Mozhet byt', prakhodeet vryemya?
Mozhet byt', za godom god
Slyedooyet, kak snyeg eedyot,
Eelee kak slava v paemye?
Snow 2
English translation ©
Andrew Kahn
With the same step, perhaps,
at the same pace, just as slow
or just as fast,
as time itself passes…
Perhaps year follows upon year
just like falling snow,
or like the words in a poem?
Snow 2
Russian source:
adapted from Boris Pasternak
Snow 2
English source:
Andrew Kahn
Snyeg eedyot, goostoi-goostoi.
The snow pours down, thick as can be.
V nogoo s nim, stapamee tyemee,
With the same step, perhaps,
V tom zhe tempye, s lyen'yu toi
at the same pace, just as slow
Eelee s toi zhe bystratoi,
or just as fast,
Mozhet byt', prakhodeet vryemya?
as time itself passes…
Mozhet byt', za godom god
Perhaps year follows upon year
Slyedooyet, kak snyeg eedyot,
just like falling snow,
Eelee kak slava v paemye?
or like the words in a poem?
Composer
Elena Langer
Elena Langer (born 1974) is a Russian-born British composer of opera and other contemporary classical music.