Konstantin Simonov Puns

ČEKAJ ME

 

Čekaj me, i ja ću doći,

samo me čekaj dugo.

Čekaj me i kada žute kiše

noći ispune tugom.

Čekaj me i kada vrućine zapeku,

i kada mećava briše,

čekaj i kada druge nitko

ne bude čekao više.

Čekaj i kada čekanje dojadi

svakome koji čeka.

 

Čekaj me, i ja ću sigurno doći.

Ne slušaj kad ti kažu

kako je vrijeme da se zaboraviš

i da te nade lažu.

Nek povjeruju i sin i mati

da više ne postojim,

neka se tako umore čekati

i svi drugovi moji,

i gorko vino za moju dušu

nek piju kod ognjišta.

Čekaj i nemoj sjesti s njima,

i nemoj piti ništa.

 

Čekaj me, i ja ću sigurno doći,

sve smrti me ubit neće.

Nek rekne tko me čekao nije:

Taj je imao sreće!

Tko čekati ne zna, taj neće shvatit,

niti će znati drugi

da si me spasila ti jedina

čekanjem svojim dugim.

Nas dvoje samo znat ćemo kako

preživjeh vatru kletu -

naprosto, ti si čekati znala

kao nitko na svijetu.

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• No, I believe that the Russia we fight for
• Is not the dull town where I lived at a loss
• But those country tracks that our ancestors followed
• The graves where they lie with the old Russian cross
• I feel that for me it was countryside Russia
• That first made me feel I must truly belong
• To the tedious miles between village and village
• The tears of the widow, the women's sad song
• By old Russian practice, mere fire and destruction are all we abandon behind us in war
• We see alongside us the deaths of our comrades
• By old Russian practice, the breasts to the fore
• Alyosha, til now we've been spared by the bullets
• But when for the third time my life seemed to end
• I yet still felt proud of the dearest of countries
• The great bitter land I was born to defend

About the author: The poem was written by Tố Hữu (1920 – 2002) - a Vietnamese revolutionary, politician and poet. He was one of the veterans that fought in Viet Nam's revolutionary struggle in its infant stages. Throughout his career, he have made countless contributions to the cause of national independence and socialism in Viet Nam. He is also known for having uncompromisingly struggled against the 'Nhân văn - Giai phẩm ' counter-revolutionary group.

Tố Hữu lived his life as a communist revolutionary, and was a committed Marxist-Leninist until his last breath. His legacy continues to be cherished by generations later on, and many of his poems continue to be taught in the national curriculum.

More information about Tố Hữu can be found here: To Huu – a great revolutionary poet (vovworld.vn)

Context: The poem was written on November 7th 1991 - the 74th anniversary of the October Revolution. Unfortunately, by then, the collapse of the USSR was imminent. Anguished by these developments, Tố Hữu wrote this poem as a response. The poem was published in Viet Nam shortly after it was written.

Below is the poem's full text.

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THE TRUTH IS STILL FULL OF VITALITY

There’s no such thing as a pain of one’s own ^(1)

Simonov ^(2), if you are still alive in this world, flesh and blood

Perhaps you will sing a song of “Hope”

Like in the old days, where you sang “Wait for me” ^(3)

In the midst of the freezing winter

Once again, I think of Lenin

In his final moments, his state of mind still tranquil, with faith

That humanity shall prevail, for the “Love of Life” ^(4)

Can this be true? It’s like a nightmare

The church bells ringing along with the chants

Arsonists setting temples on fire ^(5), kneeling and begging

For the blood paradise, from the hands of the devils.

Packs of wolves leaping forward, biting into history

Scratching into war exploits, lacerating even the remains of heroes

Oh! This agony is a common agony

My conscience, should I commit suicide?

You traitors, lunatic and cowardly

And you clique of robbers, robbing nations and slaughtering peoples

Don’t you laugh just yet! The truth is still full of vitality

The October Revolution still opens the way forward.

From the shambles, we shall build anew

Shake off the dirty mud, and the ground shall be purified and revitalized

There’s no force that can stop the people’s p

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”

“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.

Mentos

(I will see myself out)

The doctor says it terminal.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

Mathematical puns makes me number

We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

He lost May

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Said if she ever hosts a gender reveal party, when it comes time to pop the balloon she'll spray everyone with water.

Gender is fluid.

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

But let me give it a shot.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

He’s the new temp.

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

And boy are my arms legs.

Amy

Put it on my bill

Heard they've been doing some shady business.