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The Rose of Jericho (1).

Bunin

In order to express faith in life, in the resurrection of the dead, in the ancient East, the "rose of Jericho" was placed in tombs and coffins.

It is strange why this dry stem with wilts and thorns like our tumbleweeds, which can only be found in the desert gravel south of the Dead Sea, in the uninhabited foothills of Mount Sinai, is called "Rose", and "the Rose of Jericho"? However, there is a legend that tells the people that this is the name chosen by St. Sava himself, and it is he who chose the terrible "valley of fire", the desolate and silent valley of the Jewish wilderness, as a place of self-cultivation. He described the most beautiful metaphor in the world as a symbol of the resurrection.

Because it, this sand grass, is truly magical. When it is plucked by travelers and taken thousands of miles away from its homeland, it can lie there for many years, parched, gray, and without business. However, as soon as it is immersed in the water, it will immediately stretch out, sprout small leaves, and bloom pink flowers. In this way, the hearts of the unfortunate will be happy and comforted: there is no death in the world, and the qiē that has once existed and devoted oneself to it will never be ruined! As long as my heart, my love, and my memories are alive, there will be no loss or parting!

This is how I console myself when I recreate those glorious ancient nations in my mind; There used to be my footprints there. In those wonderful days, in those days when my life was rising, when my energy was very high, and when my heart was full of hope, I was able to go arm in arm with someone who God had destined to be my lifelong companion (2) on my first long wedding journey, which was also a pilgrimage to the holy place of our Lord Jesus Christ. In the midst of a tranquil silence, in silence that has lasted for millennia, the homeland of the Holy Land emerges before our eyes—the Valley of Galilee, the hills of Judea, the rock salt and terrible sights of the sites of the five great ancient cities(3). But it was spring, and on the road we walked, as Rachel (4) had been in the world, with pulsatillas and poppies blooming everywhere, so bright and beautiful, and the lilies on the ground and the birds in the air, the stories in the Gospels exhort us to be as contented and carefree as they were......

The Rose of Jericho. I dipped the rhizomes of my past into the living waters of my heart, into the fountain of love, sorrow and tenderness - and then my precious grass magically sprouted new sprouts once and more. Until the day when a single qiē is irreversible, and the heart is barren and dry, and the spring is dried up forever, it will be buried in the ashes of oblivion, my Jericho Rose - may this day be far away from us.

(1) The ancient city of Palestine dating from 7000 to 2000 B.C., the ruins of which are in present-day Jordan. The book of Joshua in the Old Testament speaks of the Israelites' capture of the city of Jericho.

(2) Refers to Vera Nikolaevna Muromtseva-Bunina.

(3) The five ancient cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Abmah, Zepph, and Zoar, mentioned in the Bible.

(4) According to the Old Testament Genesis, Rachel was the wife of Jacob and died on the way to Ephratha (later Bethlehem), and Bunin wrote the poem "The Holy Sepulchre of Rachel" (1907).

In 1924, translated by Feng Yulu

The Rose of Jericho (1).

Bunin

In order to express faith in life, in the resurrection of the dead, in the ancient East, the "rose of Jericho" was placed in tombs and coffins.

It is strange why this dry stem with wilts and thorns like our tumbleweeds, which can only be found in the desert gravel south of the Dead Sea, in the uninhabited foothills of Mount Sinai, is called "Rose", and "the Rose of Jericho"? However, there is a legend that tells the people that this is the name chosen by St. Sava himself, and it is he who chose the terrible "valley of fire", the desolate and silent valley of the Jewish wilderness, as a place of self-cultivation. He described the most beautiful metaphor in the world as a symbol of the resurrection.

Because it, this sand grass, is truly magical. When it is plucked by travelers and taken thousands of miles away from its homeland, it can lie there for many years, parched, gray, and without business. However, as soon as it is immersed in the water, it will immediately stretch out, sprout small leaves, and bloom pink flowers. In this way, the hearts of the unfortunate will be happy and comforted: there is no death in the world, and the qiē that has once existed and devoted oneself to it will never be ruined! As long as my heart, my love, and my memories are alive, there will be no loss or parting!

This is how I console myself when I recreate those glorious ancient nations in my mind; There used to be my footprints there. In those wonderful days, in those days when my life was rising, when my energy was very high, and when my heart was full of hope, I was able to go arm in arm with someone who God had destined to be my lifelong companion (2) on my first long wedding journey, which was also a pilgrimage to the holy place of our Lord Jesus Christ. In the midst of a tranquil silence, in silence that has lasted for millennia, the homeland of the Holy Land emerges before our eyes—the Valley of Galilee, the hills of Judea, the rock salt and terrible sights of the sites of the five great ancient cities(3). But it was spring, and on the road we walked, as Rachel (4) had been in the world, with pulsatillas and poppies blooming everywhere, so bright and beautiful, and the lilies on the ground and the birds in the air, the stories in the Gospels exhort us to be as contented and carefree as they were......

The Rose of Jericho. I dipped the rhizomes of my past into the living waters of my heart, into the fountain of love, sorrow and tenderness - and then my precious grass magically sprouted new sprouts once and more. Until the day when a single qiē is irreversible, and the heart is barren and dry, and the spring is dried up forever, it will be buried in the ashes of oblivion, my Jericho Rose - may this day be far away from us.

(1) The ancient city of Palestine dating from 7000 to 2000 B.C., the ruins of which are in present-day Jordan. The book of Joshua in the Old Testament speaks of the Israelites' capture of the city of Jericho.

(2) Refers to Vera Nikolaevna Muromtseva-Bunina.

(3) The five ancient cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Abmah, Zepph, and Zoar, mentioned in the Bible.

(4) According to the Old Testament Genesis, Rachel was the wife of Jacob and died on the way to Ephratha (later Bethlehem), and Bunin wrote the poem "The Holy Sepulchre of Rachel" (1907).

In 1924, translated by Feng Yulu

The Rose of Jericho (1).

Bunin

In order to express faith in life, in the resurrection of the dead, in the ancient East, the "rose of Jericho" was placed in tombs and coffins.

It is strange why this dry stem with wilts and thorns like our tumbleweeds, which can only be found in the desert gravel south of the Dead Sea, in the uninhabited foothills of Mount Sinai, is called "Rose", and "the Rose of Jericho"? However, there is a legend that tells the people that this is the name chosen by St. Sava himself, and it is he who chose the terrible "valley of fire", the desolate and silent valley of the Jewish wilderness, as a place of self-cultivation. He described the most beautiful metaphor in the world as a symbol of the resurrection.

Because it, this sand grass, is truly magical. When it is plucked by travelers and taken thousands of miles away from its homeland, it can lie there for many years, parched, gray, and without business. However, as soon as it is immersed in the water, it will immediately stretch out, sprout small leaves, and bloom pink flowers. In this way, the hearts of the unfortunate will be happy and comforted: there is no death in the world, and the qiē that has once existed and devoted oneself to it will never be ruined! As long as my heart, my love, and my memories are alive, there will be no loss or parting!

This is how I console myself when I recreate those glorious ancient nations in my mind; There used to be my footprints there. In those wonderful days, in those days when my life was rising, when my energy was very high, and when my heart was full of hope, I was able to go arm in arm with someone who God had destined to be my lifelong companion (2) on my first long wedding journey, which was also a pilgrimage to the holy place of our Lord Jesus Christ. In the midst of a tranquil silence, in silence that has lasted for millennia, the homeland of the Holy Land emerges before our eyes—the Valley of Galilee, the hills of Judea, the rock salt and terrible sights of the sites of the five great ancient cities(3). But it was spring, and on the road we walked, as Rachel (4) had been in the world, with pulsatillas and poppies blooming everywhere, so bright and beautiful, and the lilies on the ground and the birds in the air, the stories in the Gospels exhort us to be as contented and carefree as they were......

The Rose of Jericho. I dipped the rhizomes of my past into the living waters of my heart, into the fountain of love, sorrow and tenderness - and then my precious grass magically sprouted new sprouts once and more. Until the day when a single qiē is irreversible, and the heart is barren and dry, and the spring is dried up forever, it will be buried in the ashes of oblivion, my Jericho Rose - may this day be far away from us.

(1) The ancient city of Palestine dating from 7000 to 2000 B.C., the ruins of which are in present-day Jordan. The book of Joshua in the Old Testament speaks of the Israelites' capture of the city of Jericho.

(2) Refers to Vera Nikolaevna Muromtseva-Bunina.

(3) The five ancient cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Abmah, Zepph, and Zoar, mentioned in the Bible.

(4) According to the Old Testament Genesis, Rachel was the wife of Jacob and died on the way to Ephratha (later Bethlehem), and Bunin wrote the poem "The Holy Sepulchre of Rachel" (1907).

In 1924, translated by Feng Yulu

(2) Refers to Vera Nikolaevna Muromtseva-Bunina.

(3) The five ancient cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Abmah, Zepph, and Zoar, mentioned in the Bible.

(4) According to the Old Testament Genesis, Rachel was the wife of Jacob and died on the way to Ephratha (later Bethlehem), and Bunin wrote the poem "The Holy Sepulchre of Rachel" (1907).

In 1924, translated by Feng Yulu