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Pavel Davidovich Kogan ((ロシア語:Па́вел Дави́дович Кога́н); 7 July 1918, Kiev – 23 September 1942, near Novorossiysk) was a Jewish Soviet poet who died fighting as a soldier in the Second World War. ==Life== Though born in Kiev, Pavel and his family moved to Moscow in 1922. He studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute and at the Moscow Institute of History, Philosophy and Literature. Kogan twice hiked the trails of central Russia. He learned about World War II while on a geological expedition to Armenia. Returning immediately to Moscow, he tried to enlist in the army, but was turned down due to his poor health. Undeterred, he finished a series of courses and became a military interpreter. In 1942, Kogan was killed by the Germans while leading a reconnaissance mission, aged 24. All of his poems were published posthumously. They became famous during the Khrushchev Thaw, mainly due to a popular song called "Brigantina" (''Brigantine'', 1937) which was written using his lyrics. "CAGED TIGER" () Angular sculpture of muscle And bronze - Demon or Idol? And an unmistakable hurt In the sharp, narrow eye More ancient than China and Greece More ancient than Art and Erotica Such manic grace in every authentic turn When, huffing and swearing God let creatures into the bottomless world He created himself from Chaos Avoiding hands of God But a Human, creation of God, A blind reflection of God's image Threw him on the ground and bound him, Touched him with a sure, possessive hand Ferocious desire for freedom Throws him into the walls of the cage How meek he becomes, how pitifully he ages When he sees the caretaker with his food How within him fused together Thick rage and acceptance He, who's been bad-mouthed and put-down, But still a God, by his ancient right We left The evening was the color of straw You walked with self-assurance but something in your broken gesture Reminded me of the caged tiger 11.19.1939 Translated by Margarita Uhanova 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pavel Kogan (poet)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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