Above the blue sky there is a golden city

poems by A. Volokhonsky

Above the blue sky
there is a city of gold,
With transparent gates
and a bright star.

And there's a garden in the city,
all the herbs and flowers,
Animals walk there
of unprecedented beauty.

One is like a yellow fire-bellied lion,
The other is an ox filled with eyes,
And with them the golden eagle of heaven,
Whose unforgettable gaze is so bright.

And in the blue sky
one star is lit,
She is yours, oh, my angel,
she is always yours.

He who loves is loved,
he who is light is also holy.
Let the star guide you
the way to the wondrous garden.

You will be met there by a fire-bellied lion
And the blue ox, full of eyes,
And with them the golden eagle of heaven,
Whose unforgettable gaze is so bright.