by
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Glikberg (1880 - 1932), as Sasha Chyorny
Критику
Language: Russian (Русский)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE LIT
Когда поэт, описивая даму, начнёт:
,,Я шла по улице. В боко впился корсет``
Здесь я не понимал конечно
прямо что, мол, под дамою скривается поэт.
Я истину тебе по-друшески открою:
поэт мужчина и даже с бородою.
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- ENG English [singable] (Leonard Lehrman) , "To a critic", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À un critique", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Kritikui", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 36
To a critic
Language: English  after the Russian (Русский)
A poet was describing a lady. I cite:
I thought my corset as I walked did not feel right."
The "I" should not of course be taken literally,
nor does the lady hide the poet from the light.
The poet is in fact, if truth you would be steer'd to,
a man – and further, he even has a beard too!
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-15
Line count: 6
Word count: 61