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The English translation provided here is by Vera Rich included in The Images Swarm Free (1982), pages 96 - 97; ©1982;2000 Vera Rich & The Anglo-Belarusian Society.

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Восенскі Спеў Алесь Гарун Пойдзем, каханачка, двое У лес у густы, Ціхі, бо скончыў сваё панаванне: Жоўкне, галее, мураўка ў ім вяне, Чарнеюць кусты. Пойдзем, галубка, пад дубам Прысядзем, мая, Гэнам пабачым лістоў ападанне, Шэлест іх сумны пачуем, шаптанне І звон ручая. Будзем адны мы на свеце З табою, адны Тыя, што прыйдуць у часе сканання Беднаму лесу сказаць на жагнанне: — Да новай вясны!

Autumn Song by Alies' Harun Let us go, dearest, together, In the forest so thick, Silent, because it has now finished reigning, Yellow and naked it grows, with grass waning, The bushes grow black. Let us go, love, 'neath the oak-tree We shall sit down, my dear. There we shall watch the leaves tumbling and falling, We shall hear their sad rustle, the soft murmured calling Of the stream ringing clear. We’ll be alone in the world there, Alone there, we two, Who come at the time of its agonized passing, To bid the poor forest a sad farewell, lasting Till the spring comes anew.