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The Fly (Mandelstam)
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| The Fly written by Osip Mandelstam translated by Dmitri N. Smirnov |
| From Poems for Children. See also Poems. In Russian: Муха. | Link to further information |
THE FLY [1]
— Little fly, where did you fall?
— In a bowl, in a bowl.
— Are you happy there, old girl?
— Not at all, not at all!
— Can you climb here by the droop?
— How can I? How can I?
— I will help you with a scoop —
Please, don’t cry! Please, don’t cry!
— You can help the poor old girl,
Be so kind, be so kind,
Pour the milk out of the bowl!
Would you mind? Would you mind?
1926
- ↑ The last poem from the cycle “Balloons”, 1926.
© Dmitri Smirnov, translation. Can be reproduced if non-commercial.