Giraffe
You're looking so sad, it seems you've lost your heart.
Your hands are so thin resting around your knees.
Listen, far away in a country fabulous Chad
One superb giraffe wonders alone in peace.
You know, a graceful slimness and bliss he's got,
And enchanting design on his skin
I would compare to the moon (I have thought)
When it's swinging on waves of lake waters serene.
From distance he looks as colorful sails of a ship.
Smooth and splendid in run as a bird in a joyful flight.
At sunset he is hiding in a marble grotto deep.
I know Earth won't forget this tremendous sight.
I know amazing stories of ancient mysterious places
About black maiden and passion of a young chief.
But since when were you breathing with heavy hazes?
There is nothing but rain that you want to believe.
How shall I describe to you tropical orchard,
Slender palms and aromas beyond the seas?
You're crying... In a country fabulous Chad
One superb giraffe wonders alone in peace.
Перевод стихотворения Николая Гумилёва «Жираф» на английский язык.