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Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia? by Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov
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Her father comes to look for her,
He wakens her and coaxes her:
''Eh, Mashenka, come home,'' he cries,
''Efeemovna, come home!''

"'''I won't come, and I won't listen!
Black the night--no moon in Heaven!
Swift the stream--no bridge, no ferry!
Dark the wood--no guards.'' 231

"'The fir tree on the mountain stands,
The little cottage at its foot,
And Mashenka is there.
Her mother comes to look for her,
She wakens her and coaxes her:
''Now, Mashenka, come home,'' she says,
''Efeemovna, come home!''

"'''I won't come, and I won't listen!
Black the night--no moon in Heaven!
Swift the stream--no bridge, no ferry!
Dark the wood--no guards!'' 242

"'The fir tree on the mountain stands,
The little cottage at its foot,
And Mashenka is there.
Young Peter comes to look for her,
He wakens her, and coaxes her:
''Oh, Mashenka, come home with me!
My little dove, Efeemovna,
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