Over the roof, the sky is

Pavel Ivanovich Kovalev

Over the roof, the sky is

So blue, so calm!

Above the roof, a tree

Waves its foliage.

In the sky one can see the bell

Softly ringing.

On the tree one can see a bird

Singing its lament.

My God, my God, life is there,

Simple and tranquil.

This peaceful rumor there

Comes from the town.

What have you done, o you there,

Weeping without end,

Tell me, what have you done, you there,

With your youth?