Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev God Poems
- 1. You Often Watched Him
You often watched him on the high life's level, -
The gaily-selfish or with gloomy sight,
Or full of thoughts, or scatted one and wild,
As poets are - and you've scorned him forever!
... - 2. When The Sequence Of The Earthly Years
When the sequence of the earthly years is over -
The earthly structure is, at last, destroyed -
All that was seen will vanish under water,
Which will reflect the image of the God.
... - 3. O Those Eyes! I Have Them Known!
Oh, those eyes! I have them known!
How I loved them - knows God!
From their night of charm and throe,
I couldn't tear away my heart.
... - 4. Columbus, Take Your Laurel Wreath!
Columbus, take your laurel wreath!
You've done the map of whole Earth and Nations
And finished to the end the list
Of deals, unfinished in the word's creation.
... - 5. The Sadness Gripped My Heart
The sadness gripped my heart - and dimly
Came the remembrance of the old,
When all was going well and simply,
And life - a dream of the real world.
... - 6. When Life Is But A Round Of Crushing Care
When life is but a round of crushing care
And, a great heap of stones, lies heavy on us,
There suddenly, God knows how, why, upon us
A joyous mood descends... Of balmy air
... - 7. All Day She Quiet Lay
All day she quiet lay, lost in a trance,
The closing shadows all of her embracing...
The madcap rain of summer frisked and pranced,
At leaves it drummed, down garden paths went racing.
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