Translated by Alex Cigale
The original text of the poem «I walk while inhaling deeply…»
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I walk while inhaling deeply
The vapors of Tsar Peter's swamps
And am untroubled by hunger's pangs,
Moved to inspiration happily.
[I walk just like the wind that ambles
Around the garden that's lost its leaves.]
How lovely – to sing while drowning.
1921