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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=589676" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Evening Star [Luceafărul]</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">There was, as in the fairy-tales,<br>Back in the distant time,<br>Of royal blood, which still prevails, <br>A girl sweet and sublime.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The only child, with no constraints,<br>And fair and full of charms,<br>Shining like Mary among saints<br>And moon among the stars.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She glides through the majestic halls<br>As if she slowly skates,<br>Goes to the window where befalls<br>That Evening Star awaits.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Above the sea he always stays<br>For rises and shines bright,<br>Along the moving water ways<br>Guides all the ships at night. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And seeing him, wish burns her cheeks,<br>She's thrilled from head to toe;<br>He watches her for many weeks,<br>And love begins to grow.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">While musing happy at her goal<br>And resting on her arm,<br>Deep in her heart and in her soul<br>She's longing for his charm.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">How bright he then begins to burn<br>Night after night, with grace,<br>Above the palace black and stern,<br>Where she will show her face.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">* * * </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then follows her; she's not upset,<br>For he dispels the gloom,<br>From chilly rays weaving a net<br>Of flames inside the room.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when she needs a little rest<br>And on the bed she lies,<br>Touches her hands placed on her chest<br>And closes her sweet eyes. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And from the mirror – antique piece,<br>Light spreads throughout the place,<br>On her big eyes, which sleep in peace,<br>And on her lovely face. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">She looks at him and smiles, it seems,<br>He glimmers in the glass,<br>Because he follows her in dreams<br>For she's a pretty lass. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And in her sleep she whispers low,<br>Her heart beats like a drum:<br>– O, prince of night, which always glow,<br>Why stay away? Do come!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Climb down, my star, so meek and kind,<br>Slide on a ray tonight,<br>Pervade the palace and my mind,<br>And in my life bring light!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He hears and shivers in the sky,<br>Burns harder, feeling free,<br>Then plunging quickly from on high<br>Sinks deep into the sea.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And where he falls the water's stirred<br>Makes circles, there's no doubt,<br>And from the depth – a thing unheard – <br>A handsome lad comes out. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He passes through the window pane<br>Without making a sound,<br>And in his hand he holds a cane<br>On top with reeds around. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Looks like a ruler, young and proud, <br>With soft and golden hair,<br>And on his shoulders hangs a shroud,<br>Which flutters in the air. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He seems to be a piece of ice<br>And has a pale white face – <br>A pretty corpse with lovely eyes,<br>Two coals burning with grace. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– I've left my sphere with pain and sigh,<br>Because you've told me: Come!<br>My father is the starry sky,<br>The sea is my dear mom. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">To be now here, inside your room,<br>And stroke you with my rays,<br>I left behind the heaven's womb<br>And I was born from waves. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– O, come, my jewel from afar<br>And leave the world aside!<br>I am the lofty Evening Star<br>And you will be my bride. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">You'll live in palaces with me,<br>For centuries you'll stay,<br>And all the creatures in the sea<br>Your orders will obey. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– O, you are gorgeous in my dreams,<br>Like angels you can talk,<br>But on this charming way it seems<br>That I shall never walk! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Weird are your clothes and what you've said,<br>And lifeless is your glow,<br>I am alive, but you are dead,<br>Your eye is cold as snow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">* * *</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And one by one passed three more days<br>Then, in a starry night,<br>The Evening Star sent down his rays<br>And flooded her with light. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So she remembered him with ease<br>Although was fast asleep,<br>And craved her prince born from the seas,<br>Because her love was deep:</div><div style="margin:10px 0">– Climb down, my star, so meek and kind,<br>Slide on a ray tonight,<br>Pervade the palace and my mind,<br>And in my life bring light!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As soon as he perceives the sound<br>His light goes out in pain,<br>The sky begins to turn around,<br>The movement is insane. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The flames which burn up in the air,<br>Spread all over the place,<br>And from the chaos, somewhere there,<br>Takes shape a lovely face. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">On his long hair as black as night<br>There is a burning crown,<br>He floats on truth, as a brave knight,<br>And wears a fiery gown. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">With a black shroud again is clad<br>His marble arms show grace,<br>Looks very thoughtful, bleak and sad,<br>And has a pallid face;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But his big eyes, which show delight,<br>Are lit by a small spark,<br>Two endless passions in the night<br>Profound and full of dark.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">– I've left my sphere and here I run<br>Because you've told me: Come!<br>My father is the burning sun,<br>The night is my dear mom; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">O, come, my jewel from afar<br>And leave the world aside!<br>I am the lofty Evening Star<br>And you will be my bride.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">O, come, to hang in your blonde hair<br>Bright stars, looking like gem,<br>When in the sky you rise up there<br>To outshine all of them!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">– O, you are handsome in my dreams,<br>A fiend with whom I talk,<br>But on this charming way it seems<br>That I shall never walk!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Your ruthless love burdens my brain<br>My heart cannot survive,<br>For your big eyes give me much pain,<br>Their flames burn me alive. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– How would you want me there to be?<br>I have a life ahead,<br>I am immortal, can't you see,<br>Whereas you'll soon be dead? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– My thoughts are simple and sincere,<br>Yet, words are not at hand – <br>Although you speak so loud and clear,<br>I cannot understand. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But if your love has any worth<br>And it is not a sham,<br>Come down and live upon the earth<br>Be mortal, as I am. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– You ask my immortality,<br>For a romantic touch,<br>I think it's a fatality <br>To cherish you so much;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Yes, I'll be born again from sin<br>To live by other law,<br>My fate for ever is to spin,<br>But I want to withdraw. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And went away driven by love<br>And by the child's sweet gaze,<br>Leaving the place he had above<br>For many, many days. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">***</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But in the meantime, Catalyne,<br>A buttons shrewd and neat,<br>Who fills the goblets with red wine<br>When people drink and eat. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">A page who walks behind the queen<br>Her wondrous gowns to hold,<br>A bastard child, a stray sweet teen,<br>With glances sweet and bold,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">With cheeks like roses, eyebrows raised<br>And with a blushing face,<br>At Catalyna looks amazed<br>Tucked in a hiding place. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He sees her beauty and her stance<br>And on the spot he's struck;<br>Well, Catalyne, this is your chance<br>To go and try your luck. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And thus he hugs her from behind<br>But in a gentle way,<br>– Hey, Catalyne, what's on your mind?<br>You'd better go away. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– What's on my mind? I think you guess,<br>I want to feel the bliss,<br>So, I won't let you go unless<br>You give me a sweet kiss. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– I do not know what you request,<br>Please leave and stay afar,<br>My heart is pounding in my chest<br>And craves the Evening Star. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– If you don't know, then I'd be glad<br>To teach you lovers game,<br>Only don't fuss and don't get mad,<br>Be lenient and tame. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">As does the lonely hunter who<br>Lays traps and trusts his charms,<br>The moment I reach out to you<br>Embrace me with your arms;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And let your eyes, so pure and chaste,<br>To readily submit<br>And when I gently grab your waist<br>On tiptoe rise a bit;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then, when you see my face is bent<br>Raise yours and don't be shy,<br>We shall remain embraced, content,<br>Until it's time to die. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">To understand then fully how<br>The lovers' hearts do burn,<br>When kissing you, I'll slightly bow,<br>You'll kiss me in your turn.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She listens to the playful child<br>Amazed and ill at ease,<br>Now she is shy, now she is mild,<br>Now wants, now disagrees,</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And says: – I've known you for so long,<br>A child astute and fair<br>And talkative and good and strong,<br>We two could make a pair...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">However, came an Evening Star<br>And I did not foresee<br>That he would give a charm bizarre<br>To the secluded sea;<br>I keep my lashes lowered now<br>The teardrops fill my face,<br>Because I see the ripples how<br>They go towards his place;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He glows with a tremendous love<br>And watches me with care,<br>But he remains so far above<br>That I can't touch him there. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">To light the world he is all set,<br>Like a majestic star...<br>For ever I shall love him, yet<br>For ever he'll stay far...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">That's why my days do not seem right<br>And I want them to end,<br>But all the nights bring me delight<br>That I can't comprehend. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– You're just a child, let's run away<br>In the wide world, my dear,<br>They will forget our names one day<br>And so we'll disappear. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">We'll be secure and we'll be glad,<br>Our souls will have no scars,<br>You will forget your mom and dad<br>And all the Evening Stars.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">* * * </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Evening Star moved in the sky<br>With his impressive wings<br>And many thousands years went by<br>In just as many winks. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">A starry sky there was below,<br>Above a starry sky – <br>He seemed a streak, a constant glow<br>That wandered there on high. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And from the chaos, from the bay,<br>And from his frozen sight,<br>As in that first and holy day<br>Flowed lights ablaze and bright. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And they surrounded him in haste<br>As water waves, how weird...<br>Driven by longing then he raced<br>Until they disappeared; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">For where he went there was no bound<br>Or eyes to look about,<br>And time fought hard and moved around<br>From hollows to get out. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So, there was nothing, yet there was<br>A thirst, more like a threat,<br>A deep dark chasm, just because<br>It lured him to forget. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– Untie me, Father, from the chains<br>Of an eternal life,<br>May you be praised on all domains<br>And may your years be rife;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">O, Lord, ask anything from me,<br>But listen my demands,<br>A spring of life you'll always be<br>And death is in your hands. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Remove the aura from my head<br>And the immortal dove,<br>Be good and offer me instead<br>An hour of true love...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">From chaos I was born, no doubt,<br>In chaos I'd return,<br>And from the stillness I came out<br>For stillness now I yearn. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– Hyperion, who from abyss<br>Rise in the world in flames,<br>Don't ask for marvels, signs and bliss,<br>Which have no face, no names; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">You wish to be a man, but how<br>To be like other men?<br>If all the people died right now<br>They would be born again. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And their ideals, right and clear,<br>Seem lofty, but are dumb,<br>When many ripples disappear <br>More ripples quickly come.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They look for lucky stars in space<br>And fate stops short their breath,<br>We do not have a time and place<br>And we don't know what's death. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">From the eternal yesterday<br>Rise all and then decline,<br>If a bright sun now died away<br>Another one would shine; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But though it seems to stay alive<br>Death treats him with deep scorn,<br>For all will die after they thrive<br>And then again are born. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">– But you, Hyperion, will last<br>Whenever you decline...<br>This thing I promised in the past – <br>My wisdom is divine. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">How could I let that mouth to speak<br>And sing and to be free?<br>It would collapse the mountain peak<br>Deep down into the sea.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Or do you wish to show your worth<br>Your justice and your reign?<br>I'd give you every piece of earth<br>To make it your domain. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And all the masts I'll give to thee<br>And armies and much wealth,<br>To cross the earth and the wide sea,<br>But I can't give you death...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Tell me, for whom you want to die?<br>Go back now, turn around,<br>Look at that planet from on high<br>And see what's on the ground. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">* * * </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And in his place again he stays<br>For in the sky returns<br>And like in all the other days<br>His light in distance burns. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now it is evening all around<br>Soon will begin the night;<br>The moon is rising, there's no sound,<br>The sea reflects her light. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And with her sparks borne by the breeze<br>She fills the forest lands;<br>Beneath a row of linden trees<br>Two youngsters hold their hands:</div><div style="margin:10px 0">– O, baby, let my head to lie<br>Upon your breasts with care<br>And look at me with your sweet eye,<br>Which is so clear and fair; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then with the charm of the cold light<br>Go deep into my brain,<br>Pour the deep silence of the night<br>Over my pangs of pain. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Don't go away, but stay above<br>And stop the sorrow stream,<br>You are my first and caring love,<br>But also my last dream. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Hyperion sees from the skies<br>Amazement on their face:<br>When his warm hand on her neck lies<br>She gives him an embrace...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The scent of lindens quickly spreads,<br>Their blossoms fall like rain<br>On top of those two children's heads<br>Fair-haired, who there remain. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Intoxicated by this love<br>She lifts her eyes and... lo!<br>The Evening Star is right above<br>She craves now for his glow:</div><div style="margin:10px 0">– Climb down, my star, so meek and kind,<br>Slide on a ray tonight,<br>Pervade the forest and my mind,<br>And in my life bring light!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He shivers as it did before<br>On hills, in woods and caves,<br>While guiding safely to the shore<br>The lonely moving waves;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But doesn't fall as did one day<br>Into the foamy sea:<br>– Why would you care, O, face of clay<br>If it is him or me?</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You live to beg the luck and fate<br>Your world is small, controlled,<br>But in my sphere I'm feeling great,<br>Immortal and so cold.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Mihai+Eminescu">Mihai Eminescu</a>, translated by Octavian Cocoş<div class=q>
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