31 aug.
„The Cataract of Lodore” de Robert Southey
| “How does the water Come down at Lodore?” My little boy asked me Thus once on a time; And moreover he tasked me To tell him in rhyme. Anon, at the word, There first came one daughter, And then came another, To second and third The request of their brother, And to hear how the water Comes down at Lodore, With its rush and its roar, As many a time They had seen it before. So I told them in rhyme, For of rhymes I had store; And ’t was in my vocation For their recreation That so I should sing, Because I was Laureate To them and the king. |
Cum vine oare apa la Lodora? Odrasla într-o bună zi îmi cere Să-i povestesc. Eu, vrând să-i fac plăcere, Numaidecât s-alătură şi sora, Şi-o altă surioară mai veni. Şi mare fu dorinţa tuturora, Şi toţi voiau cu orice preţ a şti Cum se coboară apa la Lodora, În furia şi măreţia ei, Aşa precum o mai văzuse ei. Deci nu mă las nici eu prea mult rugat, Căci, îndrăgit al rimelor sonore, Sunt şi al lor, în anumite ore, Şi-al regelui poet laureat. |