| A candle burned on the table, | Свеча горела на столе, |
| A candle burned. | Свеча горела. |
| Shadows lay on the ceiling | На озаренный потолок |
| In the candlelight, | Ложились тени, |
| Crossings of arms, crossings of legs, | Скрещенья рук, скрещенья ног, |
| Crossings of destiny. | Судьбы скрещенья. |
| And two little shoes dropped down | И падали два башмачка |
| With a thump on the floor, | Со стуком на пол, |
| And wax tears from the night-light | И воск слезами с ночника |
| Dripped on a dress. | На платье капал. |
| And all was lost in the snowy murk, | И все терялось в снежной мгле, |
| Hoary and white. | Седой и белой. |
| A candle burned on the table, | Свеча горела на столе, |
| A candle burned. | Свеча горела. |
| It blew at the candle from the corner, | На свечку дуло из угла, |
| And the heat of seduction | И жар соблазна |
| Raised up two wings like an angel, | Вздымал, как ангел, два крыла |
| Cruciform. | Крестообразно. |
| It snowed through all of February, | Мело весь месяц в феврале, |
| And time and again | И то и дело |
| A candle burned on the table, | Свеча горела на столе, |
| A candle burned. | Свеча горела. |
| 16 | 16 |
| Separation | Разлука |
| The man looks from the threshold, | С порога смотрит человек, |
| Not recognizing his home. | Не узнавая дома. |
| Her departure was more like flight. | Ее отъезд был как побег. |
| Havoc's traces are everywhere. | Везде следы разгрома. |
| All the rooms are in chaos. | Повсюду в комнатах хаос. |
| The extent of the destruction | Он меры разоренья |
| Escapes him because of his tears | Не замечает из-за слез |
| And an attack of migraine. | И приступа мигрени. |
| Some humming in his ears since morning. | В ушах с утра какой-то шум. |
| Is he conscious or dreaming? | Он в памяти иль грезит? |
| And why does the thought of the sea | И почему ему на ум |
