벌써 저녁이 되었다 ··················3
붉은 노을빛이 호수 위에 어려 있다 ···········5
벚나무가 눈을 뿌린다 ·················7
별 ·························9
자작나무 ······················10
어머니의 기도 ···················12
너는 나의 버려진 고향 땅 ···············14
어이, 너 러시아여, 내 조국이여 ············16
사랑하는 대지여! 깊은 강물 속에 ···········18
개의 노래 ·····················20
작은 숲의 어두운 머리채 너머 ·············22
저 멀리 안개가 깔렸다 ················24
타작 ························26
강 건너에 불이 탄다 ·················28
나는 고향 땅에 ···················30
나는 다시 여기 ···················32
석양의 붉은 날개가 ·················34
오, 러시아여 ····················36
내일은 일찍 저를 깨워 주세요 ·············41
밭은 추수가 끝나고 ·················43
나는 첫눈 속을 거닌다 ················44
여기에 있다 ····················46
금빛 나뭇잎이 ···················48
나는 최후의 농촌시인 ················50
나는 아쉬워하지 않는다 ···············52
그래! 이제는 결정되었다 ···············54
또다시 여기에서 술을 마시고 ·············56
울려라, 아코디언아 ·················59
노래를 불러라 ···················61
사랑하는 여인아 ··················64
어머니께 드리는 편지 ················67
귀향 ························70
소비에트 러시아 ··················77
금빛 숲이 ·····················83
나리새풀이 잠자고 있다 ···············85
꽃들이 내게 말하네?안녕이라고 ···········87
하늘색 덧창이 있는 나지막한 집 ···········89
지금도 우리는 조금씩 떠나가고 있다 ··········91
푸른 밤 ······················93
손을 잡아당기면서 미소를 일그러뜨리지 마라 ······94
낙엽 진 단풍나무여 ·················95
책망하는 눈초리로 나를 보지 마라 ···········97
안녕, 친구여, 안녕 ··················99
낙엽이 진다 ····················100
샤가네여, 내 샤가네여! ···············102
나는 어떤 사람인가…? ···············105
검은 인간 ·····················107
이노니야 ·····················116

해설 ·······················131
지은이에 대해 ···················143
옮긴이에 대해 ···················149

『예세닌 시선』은 1915년 페테르부르크에서 혜성같이 문학계에 데뷔하고, 1925년 페테르부르크의 한 호텔 방에서 한 편의 시를 남기고 자살하기까지 그는 러시아 농촌의 자연과 생활을 노래한 섬세한 서정시와 러시아 민중의 역사를 취재한 반역적 서사시를 쓴 세르게이 예세닌의 시집이다. 그의 대표작 <소비에트 루시>를 비롯해 유작시 <안녕, 친구여, 안녕>까지 48편의 시를 실었다.