Akhmatova!

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I'm searching the translation of this poem:

I know, that you are my reward

For years of labor and of pain,
For that unto the earthly pleasures
I never did myself betray,
For that I never ever told
Unto my loved one, "You are loved."
For that I did forgive all people
You'll be my angel from above

any help is much appreciated!

Comments

[oryx_and_crake]

BTW this translation is good but not quite precise; предаваться (удовольствиям etc.) has nothing to do with предавать (which is indeed translated as "to betray"). Предаваться is more like "indulge" or "immerse oneself", e.g. "предаться удовольствиям" or "предаться сну".