Сергей Земцов - Collected Poems, 1983-2010

COLLECTED POEMS
1983-2010

Sergey Zemtsov

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Collected Poems, 1983-2010
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Information about Author.
Sergey Zemtsov was born in Russia in 1957 in the city of Stalinsk
(Novokuznetsk) in Siberia. Relocated to the city of Novosibirsk in 1972 and
lived in the cities of Novosibirsk, Omsk and Yekaterinburg until 1998 then
immigrated to Israel. He lives in Toronto, Canada since 2006 until present.
Professionally educated mathematician and internationally trained software
engineer graduated from Yekaterinburg State University.
Author of poems and verse published previously in Russia and Israel. This is
first publication in North America.
Preface by Alexander Rozhkov, Novosibirsk, Russia.
ɋ. Ɂɟɦɰɨɜ ɩɪɨɮɟɫɫɢɨɧɚɥɶɧɵɣ ɩɪɨɝɪɚɦɦɢɫɬ ɢ ɦɚɬɟɦɚɬɢɤ. ɋɜɨɢ ɩɟɪɜɵɟ
ɩɨɷɬɢɱɟɫɤɢɟ ɨɩɵɬɵ ɧɚɱɚɥ ɫ ɩɟɪɟɜɨɞɨɜ ɧɚ ɪɭɫɫɤɢɣ ɹɡɵɤ ɥɭɱɲɢɯ ɨɛɪɚɡɰɨɜ
ɚɧɝɥɨɹɡɵɱɧɨɣ ɪɨɤ ɩɨɷɡɢɢ. ȼ ɟɝɨ ɩɟɪɟɜɨɞɚɯ ɩɫɢɯɨɞɟɥɢɱɟɫɤɢɟ ɢ
ɫɸɪɪɟɚɥɢɫɬɢɱɟɫɤɢɟ ɬɟɤɫɬɵ Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis ɫɬɚɥɢ ɛɨɥɟɟ
ɞɨɫɬɭɩɧɵ ɫɥɚɛɵɦ ɜ ɚɧɝɥɢɣɫɤɨɦ ɹɡɵɤɟ ɥɸɛɢɬɟɥɹɦ ɪɨɤ ɦɭɡɵɤɢ ɜ
ɧɨɜɨɫɢɛɢɪɫɤɨɦ Ⱥɤɚɞɟɦɝɨɪɨɞɤɟ. ȼɩɨɫɥɟɞɫɬɜɢɢ, ɧɚɱɚɜ ɩɢɫɚɬɶ ɫɨɛɫɬɜɟɧɧɵɟ
ɫɬɢɯɢ, ɋ. Ɂɟɦɰɨɜ ɨɛɧɚɪɭɠɢɥ ɧɟɡɚɭɪɹɞɧɭɸ ɫɩɨɫɨɛɧɨɫɬɶ ɤ ɚɭɬɟɧɬɢɱɧɨɦɭ
ɩɨɷɬɢɱɟɫɤɨɦɭ ɬɜɨɪɱɟɫɬɜɭ. Ʉɚɤ ɩɨɷɬ ɥɢɪɢɱɟɫɤɢɣ ɢ ɷɤɡɢɫɬɟɧɰɢɚɥɶɧɵɣ, ɨɧ
ɧɚɲɟɥ ɫɜɨɣ ɦɟɬɨɞ ɩɨɷɬɢɱɟɫɤɨɝɨ ɜɨɩɪɨɲɚɧɢɹ ɢ ɞɢɚɥɨɝɚ ɩɨɫɪɟɞɫɬɜɨɦ
ɧɟɨɛɵɱɚɣɧɨ ɟɫɬɟɫɬɜɟɧɧɵɯ ɮɨɪɦ ɪɭɫɫɤɨɝɨ ɹɡɵɤɚ. ȼɧɭɬɪɟɧɧɹɹ ɪɢɬɦɢɤɚ ɢ
ɦɭɡɵɤɚɥɶɧɨɫɬɶ ɩɪɢɛɥɢɠɚɟɬɫɹ ɬɨ ɤ ɪɚɡɝɨɜɨɪɧɨɦɭ ɹɡɵɤɭ ɭɥɢɰ, ɬɨ ɤ ɹɡɵɤɭ
ɮɢɥɨɫɨɮɫɤɢɯ ɢɥɢ ɧɚɭɱɧɵɯ ɬɪɚɤɬɚɬɨɜ. ȼ ɬɨɠɟ ɜɪɟɦɹ ɨɪɝɚɧɢɱɧɨ ɜɩɥɟɬɟɧɚ
ɫɨɰɢɚɥɶɧɚɹ ɩɪɨɛɥɟɦɚɬɢɤɚ - ɩɟɪɟɞ ɧɚɦɢ ɩɪɟɞɫɬɚɟɬ ɬɨ ɦɪɚɱɧɚɹ ɤɚɪɬɢɧɚ
ɩɨɫɬɫɨɜɟɬɫɤɨɣ ɷɩɨɯɢ« ɢɥɢ ɨɛɪɚɬɧɚɹ ɫɬɨɪɨɧɚ ɝɥɨɛɚɥɢɡɚɰɢɢ - ɋ. Ɂɟɦɰɨɜ
ɤɚɤ ɛɵ ɪɚɡɵɝɪɵɜɚɟɬ ɩɨɷɬɢɱɟɫɤɢɣ ɞɢɚɥɨɝ ɫ ɩɟɪɫɨɧɢɮɢɰɢɪɨɜɚɧɧɵɦɢ
ɫɢɦɜɨɥɚɦɢ ɫɨɰɢɚɥɶɧɵɯ ɡɨɥ. ȼ ɢɝɪɨɜɨɣ (ɢ ɢɪɨɧɢɱɧɨɣ) ɦɚɧɟɪɟ ɨɧ
ɩɪɢɜɥɟɤɚɟɬ ɤɭɥɶɬɭɪɧɭɸ (ɢ ɤɭɥɶɬɨɜɭɸ) ɫɢɦɜɨɥɢɤɭ ɩɪɨɲɟɞɲɢɯ ɷɩɨɯ, ɚ
ɬɚɤɠɟ ɢɧɬɟɥɥɟɤɬɭɚɥɶɧɵɟ ɢɡɜɚɹɧɢɹ 20 ɜɟɤɚ, ɜɵɡɵɜɚɹ ɫɢɥɶɧɟɣɲɟɟ
ɷɤɡɢɫɬɟɧɰɢɚɥɶɧɨɟ ɧɚɩɪɹɠɟɧɢɟ, ɧɚɩɪɚɜɥɟɧɧɨɟ ɧɚ ɩɨɫɥɟɞɧɢɟ ɢɫɬɢɧɵ ɛɵɬɢɹ.
Illustrations by Vladimir Barsukov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Acknowledgements

To my grandmother, parents, brother, son, grandson, wife
and friends.

Sergey Zemtsov, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ɏɟɣ, ɛɭɥɶɞɨɝ
ɉɨɤɚ ɱɬɨ ɬɵ
ȿɳɟ ɳɟɧɨɤ,
ɇɨ ɫɤɨɪɨ ɜɵɪɚɫɬɟɲɶ
ɂ ɫɬɚɧɟɲɶ
Ɂɥɵɦ ɢ ɫɬɪɚɲɧɵɦ.

6


Õåé, áóëüäîã!
Ñêîëüêî áðîäÿã
Òåáå ïðèäåòñÿ èñêóñàòü
Ëèøü äëÿ òîãî, ÷òîá
Ëèøíèé ðàç ïîíÿòü,
×òî ó ëþäåé ïîä êîæåé ìÿñî,
À ìÿñî íà êîñòÿõ ðàñòåò.
Õåé, áóëüäîã!
Ïî÷óÿâ ãðÿçíûõ íîã ñëåäû,
Âïåðåä ïîì÷èøüñÿ ñìåëî,
Ëèøü äëÿ òîãî, ÷òîáû
Âöåïèòüñÿ çóáàìè â òåëî,
 íàðûâû ðàíû
Ñïóñòèòü ñëþíó.
Õåé, áóëüäîã!
Êîãäà-íèáóäü
Òû ñòàíåøü ñòàðûì,
Æàëêèì,
Ñëåïûì è ëèøíèì.
Âçâåäåò êóðîê
Óëûá÷èâûé õîçÿèí.
Õåé, áóëüäîã!
Ñ êðîâàâîé ëåíòîé íà õðåáòå
Òû ïðîáåæèøü ïîñëåäíèé ìåòð
È óïàäåøü, È ñäîõíåøü,
È áðÿêíåò ãëóõî ÷åðåï,
Âìåùàâøèé äîëãèå ãîäà
Ïðîãðàììó ãîíîê äî óïàäà.

7

ØËÀÊ
Ãîëîâíàÿ áîëü ïëåùåò ÷åðåç êðàé.
ß íå õî÷ó áûòü çëûì:
Íî ÿ íå âûíîøó ãàäîñòü.
ß çíàþ: íå ñóùåñòâóåò ðàé,
Íå áûâàåò ïðàçäíûì
Îùóùåíèå ðàäîñòè.
Äóøåâíûé ìðàê
òåìåí.
Îñòûâàåò
øëàê â íåì.
Ñèäÿ â öèâèëèçîâàííîé ãëóøè,
Ïîä äîïèíãîì óìåðåííûõ âîçëèÿíèé
Ñî÷èíÿþò ó÷åíåéøèå ìóæè
Òðàêòàòû î ôîðìàõ äóøåâíûõ èçëèÿíèé.
Îíè íàáèëè ðóêó...
Äîëîé èõ íàóêó!
Ñèäÿ ïî ãîðëî â äåðüìå,
Äåëàÿ âèä, ÷òî èì ñóõî òàì,
Ðàçâëåêàþòñÿ èãðîé â áóðèìå
Àâòîðû êóëüòóðíûõ ïðîãðàìì.
Îíè ðàñïëîäèëèñü ãóñòî...
Äîëîé èõ èñêóññòâî!
Ãîëîñ äóõà ÿñíî ñëûøó:
”Âíóòðåííèì îãíåì
Âîñïëàìåíèñü, ïðîøó,
È ñèÿé òàê äåíü çà äíåì!”

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×òîáû îäîëåòü âpàãîâ,
ß õî÷ó ãëóáîêîé íî÷üþ
Ïåpåïëûòü ãëóáîêèé pîâ
È óâèäåòü âñå âîî÷èþ.
ß õî÷ó ëþáèòü.
Ãîëîâîé ñòåíó íå ïpîáèòü.
ß õî÷ó íàñëàæäàòüñÿ êpàñîòîé.
Ñòåíó íå ïpîáèòü ãîëîâîé.
ß õî÷ó îòêpûâàòü èñòèíó.
Hå ïpîáèòü ãîëîâîé ñòåíó.
×òîáû ñòàëî ìíå òåïëåé,
ß õî÷ó çàäåòü póêîé
Hà õîëñòå êàpòèíû äpåâíåé
Ãpóäü êpàñàâèöû íàãîé.
ß õî÷ó áûòü ìóäpûì.
Êpóãîì ìîpîçíûé äûì.
ß õî÷ó âñåõ îäàpèòü äîápîì.
Ìîpîçíûé äûì êpóãîì.
ß õî÷ó áûòü ãpîçíûì.
Äûì êpóãîì ìîpîçíûé.
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