Oleksandr Oles
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Oleksandr Ivanovych Oles (real name Oleksandr Kandyba) (Ukrainian: Олександр Іванович Олесь) (1878-1944) - a well-known Ukrainian writer and poet. Among his poetic collections are "Z zhurboyu radist obnymalas" — With Sadness Joy Embraced, "Komu povim pechal moyu" — To Whom Can I Tell About My Woes, and others (nine poetry books altogether). Oleksandr Oles also created several dramatic works.
He died in emigration in Prague in 1944.
[edit] Example of his work
- The sky has embraced the sea,
- The sea has spilled into the sky…
- The whole world they have forgotten
- And have sunk in the fogs of the sky
- I have dreamed of being with you,
- Our souls are close mates.
- You are like the blue sky
- And your thoughts are like wandering clouds[1].
