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Poetry in Translation (CXCIV): Taras SHEVCHENKO, Ukrainian Poet, Painter, (1814 – 1861), “My Testament”, “Limbă de moarte”

June 9th, 2013 · Comments Off on Poetry in Translation (CXCIV): Taras SHEVCHENKO, Ukrainian Poet, Painter, (1814 – 1861), “My Testament”, “Limbă de moarte” · International Media, PEOPLE, Poetry, quotations, Translations

Poetry in Translation (CXCIII): Taras SHEVCHENKO, Ukrainian Poet, Painter, (1814 – 1861), “My Testament”, “Limbă de moarte”

Bury me and arise, break your chains
And sprinkle your freedom
With the enemy’s evil blood.
And don’t forget to remember me
In the great family,
In a family new and free,
With a kind and quiet word.

Ingroapă-mă, dar scoăla-te, rupe lanţurile
Şi răcoreşte-ţi libertatea
Cu sângele otrăvit al duşmanului.
Dar nu uita să mă pomeneşti
Cu un cuvânt bun, liniştit,
Întregului neam,
Un neam renăscut şi liber,
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