Poem
Vera Pavlova
Why is the word YES so brief?
Why is the word YES so brief?It should be
the longest,
the hardest,
so that you could not decide in an instant to say it,
so that upon reflection you could stop
in the middle of saying it . . .
© Translation: 2009, Steven Seymour
Waarom is het woord JA zo kort?
Waarom is het woord JA zo kort?Was die maar juist
het allerlangst,
het allerlastigst,
zodat je het niet direct durft uit te spreken,
zodat je tot inkeer komt en verstomt
halverwege...
© Vertaling: 2009, Nina Targan Mouravi
Почему слово ДА так коротко?
Ему бы быть
длиннее всех,
труднее всех,
чтобы не сразу решиться произнести,
чтобы, одумавшись, замолчать
на полуслове . . .
Ему бы быть
длиннее всех,
труднее всех,
чтобы не сразу решиться произнести,
чтобы, одумавшись, замолчать
на полуслове . . .
© 2006, Vera Pavlova
From: Pis\'ma v sosednyuyu komnatu: 1001 priznaniye v lyubvi (Letters to a room next door: 1001 confessions of love)
Publisher: AST Publishing House, Moscow
From: Pis\'ma v sosednyuyu komnatu: 1001 priznaniye v lyubvi (Letters to a room next door: 1001 confessions of love)
Publisher: AST Publishing House, Moscow
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Why is the word YES so brief?
Why is the word YES so brief?It should be
the longest,
the hardest,
so that you could not decide in an instant to say it,
so that upon reflection you could stop
in the middle of saying it . . .
© 2009, Steven Seymour
From: Pis\'ma v sosednyuyu komnatu: 1001 priznaniye v lyubvi (Letters to a room next door: 1001 confessions of love)
From: Pis\'ma v sosednyuyu komnatu: 1001 priznaniye v lyubvi (Letters to a room next door: 1001 confessions of love)
Why is the word YES so brief?
Why is the word YES so brief?It should be
the longest,
the hardest,
so that you could not decide in an instant to say it,
so that upon reflection you could stop
in the middle of saying it . . .
© 2009, Steven Seymour
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