Farewell 2
Farewell 2 - context Summary
Written During Trigorskoe Exile
Composed during Pushkin’s exile at Trigorskoe in the early 1820s, the poem is a farewell to a cherished rural retreat. It frames departure from leafy groves and beloved fields as both sorrowful and tender, gathering memories while leaving the heart behind. The speaker expresses longing and a cautious hope of return, linking personal attachment to broader ideals of freedom, beauty, and moral elevation associated with that place.
Read Complete AnalysesFarewell, O, faithful leafy groves! Farewell, O, careless world of fields, Farewell, funs, – each on light wings hovers – Of days – each so promptly fleets! Farewell, Trigorskoe, where gladness Had met me for so many times! Whether I’d drunk your charming freshness Just to lose you for good at once? From you I’m taking recollections And leaving my heart here for you. May be, – a dream, filled with sweet passion, – I’d come back to walk your fields through; I’d come under the vaults of lime-trees, On a slope of Trigorskoe’s hill, A worshiper of freedom ours, Of Graces, joy and high mind, still. Translated by Yevgeny Bonver
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