Love
In Vain, Dear Friend
Translated by Ivan Panin (1888) · From Poems (Panin, 1888)
Love
In vain, dear friend, to conceal I tried
The turmoil cold of my grieving soul;
Now me thou knowest; goes by the intoxication.
And no longer thee I love....
Vanished for aye the bewitching hours,
The beautiful time has passed,
Youthful desires extinguished are
And lifeless hope is in my heart....
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MLA
Pushkin, Alexander. “In Vain, Dear Friend.” Translated by Ivan Panin. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/pushkin/34/.
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Pushkin, Alexander. “In Vain, Dear Friend.” Translated by Ivan Panin. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/pushkin/34/.
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