Nikolay Gumilev - Eve or Lilith, 21 June 1911

You don't know the legends of deva Lilith,
Who made Adam so happy in prime paradise,
But you are still of few, whose heart's feeling an itch   
For the grounds of freedom and a soul that can fly. 

Sure, you chanced to hear of Eve many times,
Of the genetrix Eve who takes care of hearth,
But with some worrying feeling inside… And this tale
Was for you like hilarious madness and dark.

Lilith has unattainable stars' diadem,
In her countries and grounds the diamond suns bloom;
Whereas Eve - has a children and a flock of lambs,
The potatoes in garden, and so cozy rooms.

You still haven't been able to know yourself. 
Are you Eve or Lilith? Oh, at a time when he comes,
He who'll take your shy yearning heart far away,
Moving not on the roads to the grot that wizard.

He knows how to roam under mountains' brows
And can reach, going down, the abysses'  floor,
His heart is not a flower, it is meteor,
And his soul is a starry from passions and thoughts.

If it needs, he will conquer a kingdom for you,
If it needs, he will go on road of theft,
But throughout and always – like Lilith from Eve 
He'll protect you and save you from your own being.