My favorite piece of the week.
🟤"THE SPY",Howard Pyle (1905)
oil on canvas
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Appeal of the Ukrainian National Committee calling for the fight for a united, independent Ukraine
June 22. 1941
In this great and solemn hour, it is time for us to affirm the sanctity of our feelings through deeds and reason. As a new life, new morality, and new laws are forged in the toil and blood of the finest sons of rejuvenated nations, the day is drawing near when Ukraine will become the guarantor of order and peace in Eastern Europe. Throughout the centuries, it has been our providence to defend the cultures of freedom and faith with our swords and our own chests, against the hordes of nomads and the onslaughts of evil...
..........In our relentless struggle, we have been recording pages of history........
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Hello, people! Today, I want to introduce you to a poem by Nikolai Gumilev that is called "A Chained Knight" (original — "Рыцарь с цепью"). I haven't seen the English translation before, so I translated it myself. I am sorry for my mistakes, because my English isn't perfect, but I just couldn't leave this part of the Internet without knowing this beautiful piece of poetry. This is the first time I ever write poetry in English. Enjoy!
A Chained Knight.
I can hear the folks are blowing horns and calling me away.
Once again, I'm conquistador, and, oh boy, I'm on my way!
Like a slave, I was in bonds, lived like a bird with broken wing,
And I couldn't see it coming, coming of the mighty spring.
Though she came, with scarlet flowers, rivers flowing through her veins,
She was jealous, and she shattered all my miserable chains.
Once again, I headed forward, up the mountains I climbed,
I was breathing ocean waters, so my wounds would heal with time,
And, renewed, I hurried further, to a land unknown before.
I remembered all, but wasn't really bitter anymore.
So, to keep in mind my failures, feats and everything I gained,
To my silver proud helmet, I will forge my broken chain.
Thank you for reading!
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