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Да! Теперь — решено. Без возврата
Я покинул родные поля.
Уж не будут листвою крылатой
Надо мною звенеть тополя.
I've found the way, burned the bridges
And forsaken my native fields.
I won't see how a poplar pitches
Its winged stars allover the hills.
The first two lines seem OK to me, but what would be a correct translation of the two others ?
Thanks !
Depends.
What the translation is made for?
Yesenin is emotions, first of all.
So emotionally the translation might be valid.
It wouldn't be recognized though.
Literal (technical) translation would be:
Yes! It's decided.
I've left my home fields never to came back.
Poplars won't be singing(ringing) above with their winged leafage.
What do you prefer: emotions or the meaning of words?