'Tis such a long way to
the star
Rising above our shore
It took its light to come
so far
Thousands of years and more.
It may have long died on
its way
Into the distant blue
And only now appears its
ray
To shine for us as true.
We see its icon slowly rise
And climb the canopy;
It lived when still unknown
to eyes,
We see what ceased to be.
And so it is when yearning
love
Dies into depth of night:
Extinct its flame, still
glows above
Following close our plight. |
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La
steaua care-a rasarit
E-o
cale-atat de lunga,
Ca
mii de ani i-au trebuit
Luminii
sa ne-ajunga.
Poate
de mult s-a stins in drum
In
departari albastre
Iar
raza ei abia acum
Luci
privirii noastre.
Icoana
stelei ce-a murit
Incet
pe bolta suie:
Era
pe cand nu s-a zarit,
Azi
o vedem, si nu e.
Tot
astfel cand al nostru dor
Pieri
in noapte-adanca,
Lumina
stinsului amor
Ne
urmareste inca. |
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Onto
the star that now appears
So
far indeed in transit
Its
light would take a thousand years
To
reach our vision's orbit.
And,
haply, on its azure way
Through
endless space eternal
Yon
sphere hath died, or e'er its way
Had
reached our eye's discernal.
Of
perished stars the visions bright
In
heaven still soar ascendant
They
were, ere yet we saw the light
Now
dead, it shines resplendant.
And
so it is when love's desire
In
depth of night has perished
The
quenche'd love still shines its fire
Still
follows that is cherished. |
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