Sleep Peacefully, Dear Brothers
Sleep Peacefully, Dear Brothers - meaning Summary
Guarded by a New Dawn
Yesenin addresses fallen comrades with a calm, consoling voice, blending mourning with revolutionary optimism. He imagines defenders sleeping "peacefully" in their graves while life and political change continue around the Kremlin. Images of red light, the sun as a guardian, and mass movement toward a "universal dawn" turn personal loss into collective purpose, offering reassurance that the cause and people will carry on in the wake of sacrifice.
Read Complete AnalysesSleep peacefully, dear brothers. In answer to her call Staunch champions of our country March past the Kremlin walls. New thoughts the world is bearing. Red lightning tints the sky... Sleep peacefully, dear brothers, Where in your tombs you lie. Like а gold seal, to guard you The sun stands by the door... Sleep peacefully, dear brothers, The people here go marching To the universal dawn.
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