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When bow... [Când îmi plec...]
When bow my forehead on my hand
My vagrant thought escapes from here
And think you're under my command,
For I'm your mistress, O, my dear!
And also think, like in the past,
That you adore me with your eye
And with a heart sad and harassed
You long for me and deeply sigh.
Then lots of things in sky confined
Or in the stories meant to be
Pass quickly through my crazy mind
Because I deem you're loving me.
But then I jerk and from my hand
I lift my forehead tough and grave
And waking up I understand
I'm not a mistress, but a slave.
poem by Veronica Micle, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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If sigh crushed... [Că mi-ar zdrobi suspinul]
If sigh crushed down my soul and broke my heart in two
And if I felt my tears were darkening my eye
I wouldn't mind at all, but thinking about you
I'd like that all my life to suffer and to cry.
Yet, I am caught by fear when deem that comes a day
When through these bitter tears, so simple and sincere,
Your cherished gentle face, which in my heart did stay,
Will be erased for good and I'll forget you, dear.
poem by Veronica Micle, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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I left... [Am plecat...]
I left, didn't look behind,
Without grieving too much time,
To erase you from my mind,
To forget your love sublime.
And I followed the world's ways
Without purpose I strolled by,
Didn't miss the good old says,
For we parted didn't cry.
If I spent a long time there
I can really not discern
For with longing and despair
To you quickly now return.
poem by Veronica Micle, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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You left... [Ai plecat...]
You left, your longing lured your mind,
And went ahead, that was your lot,
My raging love you left behind
And quickly utterly forgot.
With broken heart and spinning head
I watched you going far away,
And many bitter tears I shed
On your dear footprints in the clay.
poem by Veronica Micle, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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Ah! Run away... [Ah! Fugi...]
Ah! Run away, new lands pursue,
For if you loved me, you'd get stuck
And many plagues would fall on you
For in this life I have no luck.
A dreadful curse was placed on me
And what I love can never stay...
Ah! Run away and let me be!
For I was born in a wrong day.
poem by Veronica Micle, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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Ah! Go away... [Ah! Du-te...]
Ah! Go away, my bitter sigh,
Go, go away, for ever fly;
And that I wail, my sight is blurred,
Wherever go don't say a word.
Don't stop and be attentive, please,
Not to get wasted in the breeze;
In the wide world be swift and strong,
My longing guides you all along,
Get lost in crowd and then beware
So that no one can find you there.
poem by Veronica Micle, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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Separation [Despărţire]
Shall I request, my darling, a token of your love?
I wish I could have kept you, but you flew like a dove;
And I don't need the flower that withers in your hair,
I want you to forget me, to leave me sad and bare.
What is the point to foster the bad luck and to strive
Instead of let it dwindle and never to revive?
When even a small river new torrents will receive
Why should we stay for ever in pain and always grieve?
Because it's our lot to float on life's big stream
As if we were a shadow, as if we were a dream.
From now on why to bother to worry about me?
Why should you keep a record of things that ceased to be?
I don't care if I die and leave the world behind
I want to disappear from everybody's mind
And let you live in peace and to forget my face.
But, love, if you remember my soft and warm embrace,
I curse the dark, dense shadow in which I died upset
I wish that you and I had never ever met
To taste the thrill and bliss, to feel each other's touch
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poem by Mihai Eminescu, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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Mom
You hold me in your arms, first time,
Warm tears were rolling down on your cheek,
Drops of happiness betrayed your infinite ecstasy,
And "two hearts-one" then began to beat.
I was safe, I was not afraid,
Because I felt your love for me,
I understood right then that you are my Mom,
And I knew how long I will live you'll be my Mommy!
On so many late nights, you watched me
Whispering with love... "You'll be fine!"
You gave me comfort in pain and sorrow,
You, Mom, were always by my side.
You were the first sound that I said,
Which then opened a path to the whole range,
The dearest, the most beloved word,
The precious word of "Mother" that will never change.
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poem by Marius Alexandru (May 2020)
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Spring's Sonnet
The golden dust of the sad moon,
Sifts musical notes all around,
I listen to this simple tune,
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound.
White angels play the violin,
The yellow birds sing a new song,
The party's on, the fun begins,
Red flowers smiling, come along.
Blue butterflies dancing with me,
Old stars come down to kiss the earth,
New silver bells ring... Victory!
Snowdrops announce the new Spring birth.
Cherry blossom rise in splendor,
As the winter slow surrender!
poem by Marius Alexandru (March 2020)
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Final epigraph [Epigraf final]
And if I were or not to die,
I'd feel like all of you, I'm sure,
A wink confined in sighs and cry,
Ghost among ghosts – and nothing more.
poem by Alexandru Macedonski, translated by Octavian Cocoş
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