Поэт

Æз дыргъдонæй хъуыстон, сылгоймаг куыд зарыд,
Мæнæн та уыд мæймæ мæ каст.

Хъуыды дæр нæ кодтон æз, чи зарыд, ууыл,
Æз бауарзтон æврæгъты мæй.

Зæдæнвиц рæсугъдæн æцæгæлон нал дæн,
Йæ бакаст ын хатын æз дæр.

Æййафы мæ бæлæсты къабæзты ‘хсæнты
Нæ мæ ‘мбæхсынц уымæй бынтон.

Сылгоймаг кæмæй ферох, уыцы поэтты
Цæстыты мæй, райгæ, кæсы,

Раст фурдтæ ‘мæ денджызты номдзыд поэттæ —
Кæфхъуындарты ‘рттиваг хæрвты.

Другие переводы:

Английский
Майя Журавель
Poet
Немецкий
Эрик Бёрнер
Der Dichter
Сербский
Миломир Булатович
Песник

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