Boots
(Infantry Columns)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glcg95L4JK4[/youtube]
WE’RE foot—slog—slog—slog—sloggin’ over Africa!
Foot—foot—foot—foot—sloggin’ over Africa—
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!)
There’s no discharge in the war!
Seven—six—eleven—five—nine-an’-twenty mile to-day— 5
Four—eleven—seventeen—thirty-two the day before—
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!)
There’s no discharge in the war!
Don’t—don’t—don’t—don’t—look at what’s in front of you.
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again!) 10
Men—men—men—men—men go mad with watchin’ ’em,
And there’s no discharge in the war!
Try—try—try—try—to think o’ something different—
Oh—my—God—keep—me from goin’ lunatic!
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again!) 15
There’s no discharge in the war!
Count—count—count—count—the bullets in the bandoliers.
If—your—eyes—drop—they will get atop o’ you
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!)
There’s no discharge in the war! 20
We—can—stick—out—’unger, thirst, an’ weariness,
But—not—not—not—not the chronic sight of ’em—
Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again!
An’ there’s no discharge in the war!
’Tain’t—so—bad—by—day because o’ company, 25
But—night—brings—long—strings—o’ forty thousand million
Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again.
There’s no discharge in the war!
I—’ave—marched—six—weeks in ’Ell an’ certify
It—is—not—fire—devils—dark or anything, 30
But boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again,
An’ there’s no discharge in the war!
Ìè – ï³õîòà – òóï–òóï–òóï – òóïàºì ïî Àôðèö³ –
Íîãè–íîãè–íîãè–íîãè – òóïàþòü ïî Àôðèö³ –
(×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè –âãîðó–âíèç!)
Êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
Äåâ’ÿòü–ï’ÿòü–äâàíàäöÿòü–òðè – äâàäöÿòü äåâ’ÿòü ìèëü ïðîéøëè
Òðè–äâàíàäöÿòü–äåñÿòü–ñ³ì – â÷îðà òðèäöÿòü äâ³ âòÿëè –
(×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè –âãîðó–âíèç!)
Êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
ͳ–í³–íå–äèâèñü, ùî ïîïåðåäó ìèãòèòü.
(×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè –âãîðó–âíèç!)
×îëîâ³êè–÷îëîâ³êè ãëóçä âòðà÷àþòü íà òîé âèä
² êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
Ïðîáóé–ïðîáóé–íàìàãàéñü äóìàòè ïðî ³íøå ùîñü –
Î, ì³é–Áîæå–ïîðÿòóé–ùîá ³ç ãëóçäó íå ç³éòè!
(×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè –âãîðó–âíèç!)
Êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
 ïàòðîíòàø³–ïîðàõóé–ñê³ëüêè–ùå–ëèøèëîñü–êóëü.
Î÷³–âïóñòèø–íà–äîðîãó, òî ïðîòóïàþòü ïî íèõ
(×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè –âãîðó–âíèç!)
Êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
Òàê, ìè–ìîæåìî–òåðï³òè–âòîìó, ñïðàãó, ãîëîä – ãåé!
Àëå – Áîæå – íå ïîñò³éíèé, îñîðóæíèé ðóõ îöåé:
×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè –âãîðó–âíèç!
² êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
Âäåíü–³ùå–íå–òàê–ïîãàíî, áî óäåíü òè ó ãóðò³,
À–ïðèéäå–í³÷–³–ë³çóòü–äî–â³÷ òóïî÷óòü, ìèãòÿòü îò³
×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè – âãîðó–âíèç.
Êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
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ß–ïðîéøîâ–ø³ñòü–òèæí³â–ïåêëà–³–çàñâ³ä÷óþ–îäíî:
Íå–âîãîíü–òî, íå–÷îðòèñüêà–íå ìîãèëüíà–òüìà –âîíî:
×åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–÷åðåâèêè–âãîðó–âíèç,
² êðàþ íå âèäíî ö³é êëÿò³é â³éí³!
àäðåñà: https://www.poetryclub.com.ua/getpoem.php?id=591786
Ðóáðèêà: ˳ðèêà êîõàííÿ
äàòà íàäõîäæåííÿ 05.07.2015
àâòîð: Âàëåíòèí Áóò