Marina Tsvetaeva is the main figure of the silver age. Her poetry very accurately conveys the enthusiastic and rebellious spirit of modernism. Especially widely known for her innovative love lyrics. As you know, she fell in love with both men and women. Despite the fleeting novels, throughout her life she carried love for her husband, the father of her children - Sergey Efron. The beautiful feeling in Tsvetaev’s lyrics describes how an explosion that forces one to perform feats. We have selected the most passionate, sincere and graceful lines of the poetess, dedicated to the feeling between a man and a woman.

1. "I will win you from all lands." Marina Tsvetaeva dedicated the poem to the genius symbolist - Alexander Blok. It recalls the last sincere confession, which is not scary to say, because there is nothing more to lose. Love is not described as fabulously beautiful and sublime as many poets write. Love is the engine of war for the chosen heart. Nikolai Berdyaev said that falling in love with a woman gives strength with which you can turn mountains. In men, the opposite is true; unfortunately, they are shy. The work accurately confirms the opinion of the philosopher. Read the text of the poem ...
2. "Yesterday I looked into my eyes again." The work is dedicated to Osip Mandelstam. An unusual romance connected them with the poetess. Lovers lived in the distance. She loved Moscow with all her heart, and he loved Petersburg. Meetings gradually replaced long and fiery letters. Soon, Marina realized that they were not connected by love feelings, but by common views on life. With this work, Tsvetaeva firmly decided to put an end to her peculiar relations. By this time, the life of the poet is changing dramatically. Osip met his future wife - Nadezhda Khazina. The lyrical hero of the work, as if accusing his beloved, takes offense at him: “But now you are looking sideways”, “I am stupid, and you are smart.” And the most important question is a refrain: "My dear, what have I done to you?" Read the text of the poem ...
3. "Your name is a bird in your hand." Dedicated to Alexander Blok. The poetess is kind to the work of her fellow pen. Although they never had warm friendly relations, let alone love. That's why Marina considered the poet unearthly, from another planet, a man who, by absurd chance, fell into the globe. The work is generous to epithets. They Tsvetaeva adores Block. Read the text of the poem ...
4. "I challenge his ring." Tsvetaeva dedicated this poem to her husband, father of children, Sergei Efron, two years after the wedding. They met on vacation in Koktebel. The woman told Maximilian Voloshin that she would marry someone who would guess her favorite stone. It turned out to be Efron. Tsvetaeva proudly and defiantly describes the status of the spouse. Now, not on paper, but in Eternity, they are flesh from the flesh, husband and wife. Read the text of the poem ...
5. “You and I are only two echoes.” Tsvetaeva had a difficult relationship with her husband. In marriage, feelings began to fade away. Every day, a passionately in love couple turned into loyal and understanding friends. Despite the fact that they were connected by church marriage, three children and shared life tragedies. Therefore, the poetess considers herself only a “echo” of her spouse. The poem is riddled with longing and pain for the passing time: "That's why you feel like a friend / Sometimes it’s hard for me to cry." Read the text of the poem
6. "Where does such tenderness come from." The poem was written in the midst of a novel between Tsvetaeva and Mandelstam. The work was considered one of the most famous. It seemed that the famous poets were tied with a thin thread spiritual connection. When a lover came to Moscow, where Marina lived, then she immediately had inspiration for poetry. The lyrical heroine is surprised at the tenderness, because in love she saw different sides and experienced different emotions. It seems that everything is already familiar in this person, and not the first one, however, for some reason, tenderness and warm feelings are still present. Read the text of the poem ...
7. "You loved me fake ...". The tests did not spare the Efron family with Tsvetaeva. Marina fell in love with her husband’s friend - Konstantin Rodzevich. This work is dedicated to him. When the husband found out about the betrayal of his wife, he set the condition: "Either I or him." The poetess understood that she would always be with her husband, and unnecessarily strong, time-tested relationships should be changed to second weaknesses. There is an interesting fact that both the husband and the lover can be considered the prototype of the lyrical hero. The lyrical heroine is again disappointed in love and boldly pronounces a relationship. Read the text of the poem ...

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