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Ah, Tell me not he Passed
By Semyon Nadson (1862–1887)
Translation of Eugene Mark Kayden
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The pyre is shattered, but the fire is blazing yet.
The rose, though cut, still blows, still sweet aroma gives;
The harp lies broken, but the chord is weeping yet.