Those Born In Obscure Times

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok 1880 (Saint Petersburg) – 1921



Those born in obscure times
Do not remember their way.
We, children of Russia's frightful years
Cannot forget a thing.

Incinerating years!, do you bring tidings
of madness or of hope?
The days of war, the days of freedom
Have left a bloody sheen on our faces.

There is a muteness - the tocsin bell
Has made us close our lips.
In our hearts, once so ardent,
There is a fateful emptiness.

Let the croaking ravens
Take flight above our deathbed -
O Lord, O Lord, may those more worthy than us,
Behold Thy kingdom!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXAX XXXB XXBA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 506
Words 97
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator, literary critic. more…

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