4725722, 745 PM Marina Tevetaeva. An attempt at jealousy Translated by Elaine Feinstein RuvVerses /Marina Tsvetaeva /An attempt at jealousy Marina Tsvetaeva An attempt at jealousy How is your life with the other one, simpler, isn’t it? One stroke of the oar then a long coastline, and soon even the memory of me will be a floating island (in the sky, not on the waters): spirits, spirits, you will be sisters, and never lovers. How is your life with an ordinary woman? without godhead? Now that your sovereign has been deposed (and you have stepped down). How is your life? Are you fussing? flinching? How do you get up? The tax of deathless vulgarity can you cope with it, poor man? “Scenes and hysterics I’ve had enough! I'll rent my own house.” How is your life with the other one now, you that I chose for my own? More to your taste, more delicious is it, your food? Don’t moan if you sicken. How is your life with an image you, who walked on Sinai? How is vour life with a stranger 12 Shares hitpetnuversas.com/marina-tavetaevajealousy-atlompt!2637/ Mapmna IIpetaepa TlonbitKa pesHocTn Kak xupérca Bam c ppyrow, — Tipomte Bens? — Yaap Becna! — Tiunneii Geperonoro Ckopo stb amare orouma 060 mute, nany¥em ocTpoBe (16 ne6y — He 110 Bopam!) yum, xyum! 6urrs Bam cécrpamn, He moGosnyuamu — pam! Kax xunéres pam c mpocroro 2KenuHow? Bes Goxecra? Tocyapstino c mpecrona Cpeprumm (c oHoro comren), Kak xMBéTCH BAM — x/ONOYeTCA — Esxnres? Beraéres — KaK? C nomannoi GeccmeptHoi nommocTH Kax cnpannserece, GeqHaK? «Cygopor fa nepeGoen — Xpatur! Jom ce6e naiimy>. Kak >KuBéTca BaM C 1106010 — Ma6pannomy moemy! Cpoficrsentee 1 cheno6Hee — Cuenp? IIpuectest — He mens Kak xnBéres Bam ¢ nono6uiem — Bam, nionpasuemy Cunaii! Kak xuBéres BaM € YY>Ko1D, 9°4725722, 745 PM Marina Tevetaeva. An attempt at jealousy Translated by Elaine Feinstein love her? Or do you feel shame like Zeus’ reins on your forehead? How is your life? Are you healthy? How do you sing? How do you deal with the pain of an undying conscience, poor man? How is your life with a piece of market stuff, at a steep price? After Carrara marble, how is your life with the dust of plaster now? (God was hewn from stone, but he is smashed to bits.) How do you live with one of a thousand women after Lilith? Sated with newness, are you? Now you are grown cold to magic, how is your life with an earthly woman, without a sixth sense? Tell me: are you happy? Not? In a shallow pit how is your life, my love? Is it as hard as mine with another man? 0 1 oO 3 1 0 ‘Translated by Elaine Feinstein Cri 3enecosoii Box0KOIO He oxnécrpipaer 16a? Kak xnpéres Bam — 3opoBuTca — Moxercs? Moéres — kak? Casnow GecemeprHoii conecru Kak cnpapaserecb, 6eqHAK? Kak xuBéTcs BaM C TORApOM PEiHOUHBIM? OGpOK — KpyTOH? Tlocne mpamopos Kappapst Kak xupérca Bam c Tpyxolt Tunconoit? (13 rabi6sr abicevent Bor — 1 néuncro pas6u!) Kak xuBéTCa BaM C CTO-ThICHYHOK — Bam, nostapmemy Jnnur! PpiouHO1 HOBHSHOIO Curroi m4? K nomu6am ocrsie, Kax skunércst BaM c SeMHOIO Kenmnrow, 6é3 mecterx Uyscrs? Hy, 3a ronopy: cuactaBb1? Her? B mposane 6e3 ray6us — Kak xupérea, mannii? Taoxue 21M, Tak Ke JM, KaK Mie c ApyruM? November 19, 1924 Cruxorsopenue Mapuunt Lseracsoii «Ilonbirka pesHocri> Ha anrmuiicKom. (Marina Tsvetaeva in english). 12 Shares hitpstnaversas.com/marina-tavetaevajealousy-atlompt!2637/ 9° 20