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40 PETR OGOTOEV

Wicked and greedy.
You are dodgy reprobates,
Complaining and gossiping,
You spend your time.
Having such a defender as me
Looking like a thick forest,
Having such a solid shelter as me
Looking like a great rock,
Believing your false dream
That a devil insulted you,
You are sitting here, sobbing out.
Searching for a death
I tried to pierce myself
But my spear bent down.
I tried to drown myself
Into the bottomless ocean
But the ice bottom didn’t accept me.
I tried to bum myself
In a three-day burning fire
But the fire died out.
Do you think a bright hero
Of the Upper World
Will be more terrible
Than a piercing spear?
Do you think a reckless devil
Of the Lower World
Will be more dangerous
Than a fire?
Do you think a hero
Of the Middle World
With his infinite strength,
With his deep mind
Will be more insidious
And more stormy ?
I’ll whip you, I’ll birch you,
Don’t be so spoilt,
Don’t be so naughty!”
Three sisters crying out,
Started to sing together.