A heavy cross is her allotted burden:
she hides her tears, dares hardly speak or stir;
some know the joys of passion, youth and freedom;
she gave him all—and now he tortures her!

Тяжёлый крест достался ей на долю:
Страдай, молчи, притворствуй и не плачь;
Кому и страсть, и молодость, и волю —
Всё отдала, — тот стал ее палач!

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