from EVENING

The pillow hot
On both sides,
The second candle
Dying, the ravens
Crying. Haven't
Slept all night, too late
To dream of sleep...
How unbearably white
The blind on the white window.
Good morning, morning!

(1909)

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da NOITE

O travesseiro quente
Dos dois lados,
A segunda vela
A morrer, os corvos
A gritarem. Não dormi
Toda a noite, tarde demais
Para sonhar com dormir...
Quão insuportavelmente branca
A persina na janela branca.
Bom dia, manhã!

(1909)

by Anna AKHMATOVA (1889-1966), in "SELECTED POEMS", edited by The Folio Socirty Lda, 2016

(Portuguese translated by Armando TABORDA, 2018)