Poems and Songs of Vladimir Vysotsky. A Road Story.

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Commentary to the song “A Road Story”.

The Gospel According to Saint Luke (chapter 6, verse 36) says, “Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.”

The surah “The Family of ’Imran” (ayat 133 and 134) says, “Be quick in the race for for­give­ness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous, those who spend [in Allah’s cause], whether in prosperity, or in adversity, who restrain anger, and pardon men; for Allah loves those who do good.”

And it is pertinent to quote here Publilius Syrus’ words: “Multa ignoscendo fit potens po­ten­tior.” (“By forgiving many things, the powerful man becomes more powerful.”)

The presented text is adapted from George Tokarev and Alex Tolkachev’s translations.

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