Ирина Явчуновская - С миру по нитке. Поэтические переводы

У актёра есть роли разные.
Он на сцене в чужой сорочке, —
Я корплю над чужими фразами,
Чьи-то мысли вплетаю в строчки.

’Tis to create, and in creating live
A being more intense, that we endow
With form our fancy, gaining as we give
The life we image.

Твори! Живи в своем творении,
И фантастичным станет путь.
Мечта стремится к воплощению,
Ведь в ней реальной жизни суть.

Hush now, my baby; be still love, don’t cry.
Sleep as you’re rocked by the stream,
Sleep and remember, my last lullaby
So I’ll be with you when you dream.

River, oh river, flow gently for me,
Such precious cargo you bear.
Do you know somewhere he can be free?
River, deliver him there.

Drift on a river that flows through my arms,
Drift as I’m singing to you.
I see you smiling so peaceful and calm,
And holding you I’m smiling too.

Here in my arms safe from all harm
Holding you I’m smiling too.

Hush now, my baby, be still love, don’t cry.
Sleep like you’re rocked by the stream,
Sleep and remember this river lullaby,
And I’ll be with you when you dream.

Тише, малютка, не плачь, не скучай.
Люльку колышет река.
Песню запомни мою, люли-бай,
Спи, а во сне я близка.

Вейся ты, вейся, о, речка-река!
Груз драгоценный качай.
Где будет вольным, на те берега
Перенеси на причал.

Льётся река через пальцы мои,
Держит корзинку рука, —
Зло отведёт.
Ты беду не таи, —
Нежной будь, гладкой, река.

Вижу, малыш, улыбаешься мне,
Но… затеряется след…
Мирно плыви, будь спокоен во сне,
Я улыбаюсь в ответ.

Тише, мой мальчик, люби, не скучай.
Вот колыбель на волне.
Песню реки вспоминай, люли-бай.
Я же с тобою во сне.
Буду с тобой в твоём сне.

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can really see the sky?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.