"Oh, My Dear Little One," by Marina Tsvetaeva & Polina Agureeva. A new translation by Glen Worthey.

Marina Tsvetaeva wrote this poem in 1919 and included it in her cycle "Poems for Little Sonya." Nearly a century later, Polina Agureeva composed music for the poem, and performed it in the 2004 film "Long Farewell," directed by Sergei Ursuliak. This clip is subtitled with a new translation of the poem by Glen Layne-Worthey. Text in translation: Snow-white lily of the valley, Crimson rose of spring. All who saw her told her softly: “Oh, my dear little thing!" Face — a Perfect little icon, Song — a songbird singing… On his knee he’s gently rocking Her — that sweet little thing. She walks right and she walks left, a Heav’nly pendulum. This refrain would always follow: “Oh, my dear little thing!” Heavеn’s plans cannot be altered, And the path is paved. Little things cannot be grown-ups, Nor the free enslaved. Bloom in paradise unending, Crimson rose of spring! This refrain came as her ending: “Oh, my dear little thing!” Текст оригинала: Ландыш, ландыш белоснежный, Розан аленький! Каждый говорил ей нежно: «Моя маленькая!» — Ликом — чистая иконка, Пеньем — пеночка… — И качал ее тихонько На коленочках. Ходит вправо, ходит влево Божий маятник. И кончалось всё припевом: «Моя маленькая!» Божьи думы нерушимы, Путь — указанный. Маленьким не быть большими, Вольным — связанными. — Будешь цвесть под райским древом, Розан аленький! — Так и кончилась с припевом: «Моя маленькая!»