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“The Silhouette” by Mikhail Lermontov 🇷🇺 (15 Oct 181427 Jul 1841)
Translated from the Russian by Anonymous
I have your silhouette,
Its sad color is dear to me;
It hangs upon my breast,
And is as somber as the heart within.
Its eyes hold neither life nor fire,
And yet it is always close to me;
It is your shadow, but I love
Your shadow as a shadow of bliss.