Zinaida Nikolaye Gippius

1869-1945 / Belyov

'He Took Pine...'

He took pine of the earthly road -
First and unique one since;
Washed legs of them whoever roam -
The Servant and the Prince.

He cried with us - The legal Master
Of earth and sea, we view…
A king, a teacher, and a brother -
And he's a Jew.

Translated by Yevgeny Bonver
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