Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
III. AdversityThe Last Leaf
Alexander Pushkin (17991837)From the Russian by John Pollen
Ya Perezhil Svoï Zhelanya
Ya Perezhil Svoï Zhelanya
I
My fancies I disdain;
The fruit of hollow-heartedness,
Sufferings alone remain.
With my crown of bay,
A sad and lonely life I lead,
Waiting my latest day.
While howls the wintry wind,
Trembles upon the naked bough
The last leaf left behind.