Текст песни Джек Лондон - Сказание о Кише

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Long ago, Kish lived near the Polar Sea. For long and happy years he was the first person in his village, he died surrounded by honor, and his name was on everyone's lips. So much water has flowed under the bridge since then that only old people remember his name, remember the true story about him, which they heard from their fathers and which they themselves will pass on to their children and their children’s children, and those to their own, and so it will pass from word of mouth until the end of time. On a winter polar night, when a northern storm howls over the icy expanses, and white flakes are flying in the air and no one dares to look out, it is good to listen to the story of how Kish, who came out of the poorest igloo, achieved honor and took a high place in his village ...