Aleksander Pushkin



Aleksander Pushkin





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    One bearded sage concluded: there's no motion.
    Without a word, another walked before him.
    He couldn’t answer better; all adored him
    And all agreed that he disproved that notion.
    But one can see it all in a diffeerent light,
    For me, another funny thought comes into play:
    We watch the sun move all throughout the day
    And yet the stubborn Galileo had it right.

    Движение

    Движенья нет, сказал мудрец брадатый.
    Другой смолчал и стал пред ним ходить.
    Сильнее бы не мог он возразить;
    Хвалили все ответ замысловатый.
    Но, господа, забавный случай сей
    Другой пример на память мне приводит:
    Ведь каждый день пред нами солнце ходит,
    Однако ж прав упрямый Галилей.

    Aleksander Pushkin, 1825
    Translated by Andrey Kneller



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