* * *

Lisa is afraid to love.
Nonsense, — that is not her manner!
Careful — what if it’s a bluff
And perhaps this new Diana
Has repressed her passion’s call —
And with shameful, glowing eyes
Walks among us in disguise,
Looking just for whom to fall.

Translated by Andrey Kneller

A.S. Pushkin. “Lisa is afraid to love...”. Translated by Andrey Kneller // Alexander Pushkin. Collected Works: Parallel Russian Text and English Translation.
© Электронная публикация — РВБ, 2022—2024. Версия 2.1 от 30 ноября 2023 г.