Before the ice is in the pools [Russian translation]

Before the ice is in the pools -

Before the skaters go,

Or any cheek at nightfall

Is tarnished by the snow -

Before the fields have finished,

Before the Christmas tree,

Wonder upon wonder

Will arrive to me!

What we touch the hems of

On a summer’s day -

What is only walking

Just a bridge away -

That which sings so - speaks so -

When there’s no one here -

Will the frock I wept in

Answer me to wear?