I remember that wonderful moment:
You appeared in front of me,
Like a fleeting phantom,
Like purity The beauty of heaven.
In the torture of hopeless sorrow,
In the trouble of noisy and flashy life,
My ears Your gentle voice has been ringing beside me for a long time,
I still see your lovely figure in my sleep.
Many years have passed. The stormy changes
dispersed the dreams of the past,
So I forgot your gentle voice,
and your fairy-like figure.
In the remote countryside, in the gloomy life of imprisonment,
My days passed quietly like that,
There was no person to fall in love with, no inspiration for poetry. ,
No tears, no life, no love.
Now my soul has begun to wake up:
At this time, you reappeared in front of me,
Like a fleeting phantom,
Like an angel of pure beauty.
My heart jumps in ecstasy,
Everything in my heart wakes up again,
With the person I love, and the inspiration for poetry,
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There is life, there are tears, and there is love.
——1825
(Translated by Ge Baoquan)
Appreciation
This is one of Pushkin’s best love poems. It is a sincere and touching love song that has been recited by the world.
One day in 1819, Pushkin met Anna Petrovna Kane for the first time at the home of Olenin, the director of the Petersburg Library. Kane, who was only 19 years old, was beautiful, pure and lovely, which deeply attracted the poet's attention. That first glimpse of Kane became a "wonderful moment" that the poet will always keep in his heart. Although Kane has married another woman, in the poet's heart, her gentle and lovely figure has been with him for a long time, "in the torment of hopeless sorrow, / in the trouble of noisy and flashy life", and has brought him great joy. Come and feel the wonderful comfort like the cool breeze and nectar.
Many years have passed, and the poet has been subjected to various kinds of exclusion and persecution in a dangerous political environment, and has experienced "storm-like changes." As all the poet's beautiful dreams were shattered, the poet seemed to have forgotten about Kane. In 1824, Pushkin was dismissed from his public office and sent to the village of Mikhailovsk in his parents' territory for confinement. Under the supervision of the authorities, he lived a "gloomy life of imprisonment" in this "remote village". The days passed quietly day by day, and the poet's life was drained of all passion, becoming haggard and his heart was like an ancient well. At this time, Pushkin unexpectedly met Kane again. Kane was a guest at the home of a relative in Sanshan Village, adjacent to Mikhailovsk Village. The reappearance of the girl who had once made the poet fall in love at first sight made the poet ecstatic, and the resurgence of love awakened the emotions in his life. Dreams, tears, joy, and inspiration for poetry have all awakened in the long-dormant ***. Pushkin and Kane spent several wonderful days walking and talking together. Soon, Kane left the countryside and returned home. Pushkin, who came to see her off, gave her this poem full of true feelings.
"To Kane" tells us a true and touching love story in a eloquent style. What touches us most is the feeling of love expressed in the poem. The mystery, beauty and great power of love all appear so real in this poem: The feeling of love at first sight that comes in an instant, like a flash in the pan, like a sudden glance, and the "wonderful moment" of love brings A long lasting aftertaste. Then comes the forgetfulness of love brought about by the ups and downs of life, the sorrow of losing love, and then the reappearance of the beautiful moment of love, which brings the poet ecstasy. The power of love is like sunshine, illuminating the darkness in which the poet is imprisoned. Life. Because of these two beautiful moments of love, Kane's gentle voice and fairy-like figure are permanently fixed in Pushkin's poems and will always remain in the minds of readers.
The most prominent artistic feature of this poem is its repetition. The last two sentences of each stanza in the whole poem are almost composed of repetitions: the last three sentences of the first stanza and the last three sentences of the fifth stanza, the last two sentences of the second stanza and the last two sentences of the third stanza, and the last two sentences of the fourth stanza. and the last two sentences of the sixth stanza are repeated almost word for word. This repetitive structure also has many effects: For example, when the poet saw Kane again, he repeated the beautiful feelings he had when they first met: "Like a fleeting phantom, / Like a fairy of pure beauty." The two encounters are full of emotions. The same description of the moment reflects the poet's affectionate memory of the moment when he first met Kane; the repetition before and after the poem also forms a sharp contrast, showing how life with love and without love is in the poet's life. The place is different; in addition, the repetition of the poem also creates a voice effect of one chant and three sighs, which also implies that more memory scenes reappear in the poet's mind.
This poem has been called "an outstanding example of love poetry."
In 1839, the famous Russian composer Glinka composed the music for it, making it a famous Russian love song "I Remember That Beautiful Moment".
(Zhang Sumei)