Tag Archives: Высоцкий

Mountain Echo

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Julie Deshtor

“The Execution of the Mountain Echo,” Vladimir Vysotsky: translation by Julie Deshtor: Upon mountain slopes, which the daredevils consider their Mecca, their Mecca, Where winds blow wild and jagged peaks puncture the sky, puncture the sky, There once had resided … Continue reading →

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Private Borisov by Vladimir Vysotsky, English translation

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

Private Borisov by Vladimir Vysotsky, English translation (Рядовой Борисов, Владимир Высоцкий, английский перевод)  “Private Borisov!”- “Here!”- “Tell me how this went down!”  “It was cold. I barely hung on.  Then it rained, then it got dark, and I was getting … Continue reading →

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