The White Night In St. Petersburg
In June in the St.Petersburg the «White Night» is the all-night twilight because
the sun is only 8 or 10 degrees below the horizon in the middle of the night. The
sky doesn’t get at all dark.
During of it all city is very beautiful and mysterious.
Lilac, lilac, lilac!
Shadows of forgotten days,
Heroes of ancient legends
And simple fairy tales
are walking along the fine Nevsky Prospekt.
Day celebrates a wedding
He marries today!
White Night will be his wife,
Day is cheerful, generous and drunk.
A narrow silhouette of the river Fontanka,
And gentle embrace
Of lacy gates above her.
Do you see?
Everywhere are flying
The colour dreams,
And Day has thrown his clothes
To the feet of White Night.
Wedding has ended.
And White Night is
already the wife.
The memoirs about many famous people
Are sitting on the benches
Near sculptures in the Summer Garden.
Fine music is playing,
And Alexander Block
Enters into the city.
Copyright © Dina Televitskaya | Year Posted 2007
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