Текст песни Осип Мандельштам - В огромном омуте прозрачно

In a huge whirlpool of transparent and dark ,
And languid box is white ;
And the heart of why it is so slow
And so persistently heavier ?

What with all the weight of it goes to the bottom,
Did you miss the lovely mud ,
So , like a straw , avoiding depth
Top floats effortlessly .

With feigned tenderness at the bedside stand
And himself all his life cradled ;
As fiction , his longing tomis
And be gentle with haughty boredom .