24 feb.

„To Mary Unwin” de William Cowper

Mary! I want a lyre with other strings,
Such aid from Heaven as some have feign’d they drew,
An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new
And undebased by praise of meaner things;
That ere through age or woe I shed my wings,
I may record thy worth with honour due,
In verse as musical as thou art true,
And that immortalizes whom it sings:
But thou hast little need. There is a Book
By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light,
On which the eyes of God not rarely look,
A chronicle of actions just and bright—
There all thy deeds, my faithful Mary, shine;
And since thou own’st that praise, I spare thee mine.
Marie! Vreau o liră mai subţire,
Un har ceresc ce-l au (s-ar zice) unii,
Şi-un verb dibaci şi nou, ce-ades dat nu ni-i,
Prea nobil ca mici teme să-l inspire,
Spre-a scri, cât nu simt încă istovire,
Întregul preţ al tău cu viersul strunii,
În stih mai scum ca laurii cununii,
Ce-aduce proslăvitei nemurire.
Dar trebuinţă n-ai: o carte este
Ce stă sub ochii Bunului-părinte,
De îngeri scrisă cu lumini celeste,
Letopiseţ al vieţii tale sfinte –
În ea străluci curata mea Marie;
Mai nalt elogiu, deci, eu n-am cum scrie…
William Cowper traducere de Tudor Dorin

20 ian.

„My Mary” de William Cowper

The twentieth year is wellnigh past
Since first our sky was overcast;
Ah, would that this might be the last!
My Mary!
Se fac ani douăzeci de când
Văd nori pe-al nostru cer trecând;
Ah, de s-ar duce mai curând!
Maria mea!


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30 dec.

„The Diverting History of John Gilpin” de William Cowper

John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.
Era John Gilpin de ispravă
Al Londrei cetăţean
Şi cunoscut în Cheapside, başca
De poteri căpitan.


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