Departures (1964), translated by Michael Cuanach
“
The sand as white
as old bones, the pine trees
strangely red where the sun comes down.
I cannot say if it is our love,
or the day, that is ending.
— Anna Akhmatova
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The sand as white
as old bones, the pine trees
strangely red where the sun comes down.
I cannot say if it is our love,
or the day, that is ending." in the context of "Departures (1964), translated by Michael Cuanach" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Anna Akhmatova" (Quotes: There have been numerous translations of Akhmatova's poems into English, with some variation in the titles of poems or their sections. The date of publication of her later works is often many years or decades after their composition. )
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About Anna Akhmatova
Anna Andreevna Gorenko А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко (23 June {11 June O.S.} 1889 - 5 March 1966) was a Russian poet, known primarily by her pen name Anna Akhmatova А́нна Ахма́това. Her work was condemned and censored by Soviet authorities and she notably chose not to emigrate, but remained in Russia, acting as witness to the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of Stalinism.
About Anna Akhmatova
Anna Andreevna Gorenko А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко (23 June {11 June O.S.} 1889 - 5 March 1966) was a Russian poet, known primarily by her pen name Anna Akhmatova А́нна Ахма́това. Her work was condemned and censored by Soviet authorities and she notably chose not to emigrate, but remained in Russia, acting as witness to the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of Stalinism.
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