Ý. Äèêèíñîí. 452. The Malay took the Pearl

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Çàáðàë ìàëàåö ïåðë –
Íå ÿ – ÿ, ãðàô, ðîáåë
Êîñíóòüñÿ ìîðÿ – îíî
Âåäü  íå  îñâÿùåíî –

Òùåòíî ìîëèëñÿ   ÿ –
Æåì÷óæèíà íå ìîÿ –
Ïðèøåë ëîâåö  ìîëîäîé –
Íûðíóë è – óíåñ äîìîé –

 õèæèíó – òàì òåïåðü
Ìîé äðàãîöåííûé ïåðë –
Íà ÷åðíîé ãðóäè åãî –
Òà, êîìó á è êàìçîë –
ßíòàðíûé – íå ïîäîøåë –

×åðíîêîæèé  íå çíàë,
×òÎ äëÿ ãðàôà îíà –
×òî ñâåò áåç íåå íå ìèë –
×òî æèçíüþ áû çàïëàòèë.
2-4.09.2012

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The Malay — took the Pearl —
Not — I — the Earl —
I — feared the Sea — too much
Unsanctified — to touch —

Praying that I might be
Worthy — the Destiny —
The Swarthy fellow swam —
And bore my Jewel — Home —

Home to the Hut! What lot
Had I — the Jewel — got —
Borne on a Dusky Breasty —
I had not deemed a Vest
Of Amber — fit —

The Negro never knew
I — wooed it — too —
To gain, or be undone —
Alike to Him — One —