From Valery Panyushkin, a Russian author, posted on YouTube Thursday. It is lovely and heartbreaking, and I very a lot remorse that so little of its energy comes by means of with out the rhyme and meter of the language.
Nonetheless, here’s a extremely imperfect translation (tailored from one by Arik Kruglyak). Even when it does not give you the results you want, please ahead the YouTube hyperlink to any Russian audio system you realize; I hope they had been as affected by it as I used to be.
Will this letter some day arrive
To Kiev from Moscow?
Will the brother’s letter attain his brother
Or no less than his widow?
How are you within the basement? How are you, my expensive?
They lit the black solar above us they usually name the sunshine darkness.
Hearken to me, little brother.
Hearken to what I’ll say.
I discovered your teddy-bear within the toys,
I hugged it and I am simply sitting like that.
I walked outdoors, I shouted, “no to struggle!”
However some brawny guys caught me and beat me up.
How are you within the basement? Are you able to see this:
They lit the black solar above us they usually name the darkness mild.Do you ever get again as much as the condo?
Do you may have clear underwear?
Say whats up to your spouse Irina
And Uncle Ilya.
How is your little troublemaker Lyonya?
How is your son doing?
Most likely within the territorial protection forces,
If he’s nonetheless alive.
And if ever he rises from this sea of fireside,
Embrace him,
Embrace him,
Embrace him for me.
How are you within the basement? Are you able to see this:
They lit the black solar above us they usually name the darkness mild.The longer term won’t be,
Not the slightest hope exists.
Some folks got here to our home
To attract on the doorways a “Z.”
It stays to be wounded or killed,
An exile or imprisoned.
They reached the top of the alphabet
And past there isn’t any language.I’ll go open the door for them.
Think about the door unlocked.
I will be a hero for a second
After which the darkness will fallHow are you within the basement? Are you able to see this:
They lit the black solar above us they usually name the darkness mild.
How are you within the basement? How are you, my expensive?
They lit the black solar above us they usually name the sunshine darkness.