1725
Дав жизни на глоток,
Плати – сказали мне –
Всей жизнью за него –
По рыночной цене.
До грана – на весах
Определен мой вес,
Вот стоимость моя –
Один глоток небес!
31.07.2013
1725
I took one Draught of Life —
I'll tell you what I paid —
Precisely an existence —
The market price, they said.
They weighed me, Dust by Dust —
They balanced Film with Film,
Then handed me my Being's worth —
A single Dram of Heaven!