“Now no one will listen to songs.
The prophesied days have begun.”

—  Anna Akhmatova

"Now no one will listen to songs..." from Plantain (1921), translated by Richard McKane
Context: Now no one will listen to songs.
The prophesied days have begun.
Latest poem of mine, the world has lost its
wonder,
Don't break my heart, don't ring out.

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Russian modernist poet 1889–1966

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