Pithecanthropus Erectus
Literal:
All my companions, one by one died
With Angel of Death they now reside
In the banquette of life same wine we tried
A few cups back, they fell to the side.
With Angel of Death they now reside
In the banquette of life same wine we tried
A few cups back, they fell to the side.
Meaning:
In the feast of life vulgar and chaste
The same temporal wine must taste
Some stay longer, some leave in haste
To focus upon the end is but waste.
The same temporal wine must taste
Some stay longer, some leave in haste
To focus upon the end is but waste.
Fitzgerald:
Lo! some we loved, the loveliest and the best
That Time and Fate of all their Vintage prest,
Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before,
And one by one crept silently to Rest.
That Time and Fate of all their Vintage prest,
Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before,
And one by one crept silently to Rest.
German:
Ja, alle Freunde, die zu Song und Wort
Vor uns versammelt sich am trauten Ort
Sowei, drei Runden, tranken ihren, Becher
Und gingen einer nach dem andern fort.
Vor uns versammelt sich am trauten Ort
Sowei, drei Runden, tranken ihren, Becher
Und gingen einer nach dem andern fort.
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ReplyDeleteWould you seek beauty, seek it underground;
Would you find strength--the strong are underground;
And would you next year seek my love and me,
Who knows but you must seek us--underground?
Khayyám
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teme al hombre de un solo libro
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