Вишнёвый сад
The Cherry Orchard
Ranevskaya comes home from Paris to her family estate, which is to be sold at auction, and nobody in the house can bring themselves to save it. Chekhov's last play, in four acts.
The opening
А собаки всю ночь не спали, чуют, что хозяева едут.
The dogs didn’t sleep all night; they know that they’re coming.
И одеваешься, как барышня, и прическа тоже.
You dress just like a lady, and you do your hair like one too.
Translation
- Julius West, Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series, 1916West's complete translation of the play, with stage directions.Public Domain
13039 words, about 100 minutes of reading.
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