At the edge of the earth, where the sky is clear
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As if it even seems to go beyond the cordon,
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A terrible building stood on the mountain,
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From a distance, reminiscent of the UN.
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Everything sparkles like lightning -
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The beauty! |
But only here
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In this building the queen
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Lives in captivity.
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And Kashchei the Immortal a rough animal
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This building was guarded
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But in its own way unhappy and meek,
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Maybe it was that animal - who knows!
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From great longing for mom
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Forever a monster in tears -
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Though it has seven chapters,
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About fifteen eyes.
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Kashchei himself (he could have done hand-to-hand combat earlier)
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From love to the queen dried up and withered -
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And he became an unfortunate old man in his own way.
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Well, the beast didn't let him go to the queen.
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“Let me go, what is there.
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I'm trembling with passion! .. "-
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"Even take me off work -
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I won't miss it for anything!"
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Good fellow Ivan decided to get there:
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They say we saw Kashcheev, so-rastak!
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He is all the time: where is something - so immediately go there,
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He was unhappy in his own way - a fool!
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Either the bittern laughed,
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Whether the owl stuttered ...
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It became sad in my soul
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Ivan the Fool.
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His labors began in vain,
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Worthless fight with Bab-Yagas...
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She's also unhappy in her own way.
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This is the most forested place.
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How many witches he killed!
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Two young ones, in juice,
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When I saw it in the morning, I sobbed:
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It's a pity, fool!
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But, nevertheless, he approached, drowsy
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Ivan overcame his condition, -
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In the corner lay a poor animal,
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All their heads bowed into the fountain.
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Here Ivan jumps to him,
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Cuts off the head in a hurry
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And approaches Kashchei,
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Masha with his treasurer.
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And he threatens the two thousand year old man:
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“Right now,” he says, “I’ll cut my beard in an instant!
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So die you, perish, Kashchei! |
And he answered him:
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"I would be glad, but I'm immortal - I can't!"
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But Ivan does not remember himself:
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“Oh, you vile manufacturer!
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Vaughn set up how many rooms!
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Hid the girl, intriguer!
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I will finish the job by making a commitment!.."
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And from these unheard speeches
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Kashchei himself died, without any intervention, -
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He was illiterate, backward was Kashchei.
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And Ivan, red with anger,
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Kicked Kashchei, spat on the floor
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And to the unfortunate in her own way
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The poor prisoner entered.
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<June 27, 1967> |