Valediction to the maiden Напутствие юной деве

Дмитрий Бек-Лемешев
Stay elegantly smart,
To fashion not too serious.
Be knowledge-hungry, tough...
Obliging and mysterious.

Take notice of the things
In life that really matter.
As friends pick up just those
Who'll make you times-fold better.

Explore in full, don't fear
What life for you unlocks...
Try to remain a gem
Inside a pile of rocks.

Let men's true love for you
Mean wishing to admire.
Cognize the taste of everything:
Pain, pleasure, ice and fire.