Poem
Antero de Quental
TO ALBERTO TELES
Alone! – On the hill the solitary hermitGlimpses God, who grants him solace.
At sea the sailor whom the high winds toss
Waits for a friendly breeze from heaven. . .
Alone! – A man who has settled abroad,
Though far from his people, has fond remembrance;
And who weeps at night on a barren precipice
At least has the hope that’s given by God.
Alone! – Not he who amidst his pains
Has a tie that binds him to his fate:
A faith, a desire. . . or a care, a concern. . .
But to cross one’s listless arms in disdain,
To pass through a crowd forever separate
– That is to be alone: alone and forlorn!
© Translation: 2005, Richard Zenith
A Alberto Teles
A Alberto Teles
Só! – Ao ermita sozinho na montanhaVisita-o Deus e dá-lhe confiança:
No mar, o nauta, que o tufão balança,
Espera um sopro amigo que o céu tenha. . .
Só! – Mas quem se assentou em riba estranha,
Longe dos seus, lá tem inda a lembrança;
E Deus deixa-lhe ao menos a esperança
Ao que à noite soluça em erma penha. . .
Só! – Não o é quem na dor, quem nos cansaços,
Tem um laço que o prenda a este fadário,
Uma crença, um desejo. . . e inda um cuidado. . .
Mas cruzar, com desdém, inertes braços,
Mas passar, entre turbas, solitário,
Isto é ser só, é ser abandonado!
© 1886, Antero de Quental
From: Sonetos
Publisher: IN-CM, Lisbon
From: Sonetos
Publisher: IN-CM, Lisbon
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TO ALBERTO TELES
Alone! – On the hill the solitary hermitGlimpses God, who grants him solace.
At sea the sailor whom the high winds toss
Waits for a friendly breeze from heaven. . .
Alone! – A man who has settled abroad,
Though far from his people, has fond remembrance;
And who weeps at night on a barren precipice
At least has the hope that’s given by God.
Alone! – Not he who amidst his pains
Has a tie that binds him to his fate:
A faith, a desire. . . or a care, a concern. . .
But to cross one’s listless arms in disdain,
To pass through a crowd forever separate
– That is to be alone: alone and forlorn!
© 2005, Richard Zenith
From: Sonetos
From: Sonetos
TO ALBERTO TELES
Alone! – On the hill the solitary hermitGlimpses God, who grants him solace.
At sea the sailor whom the high winds toss
Waits for a friendly breeze from heaven. . .
Alone! – A man who has settled abroad,
Though far from his people, has fond remembrance;
And who weeps at night on a barren precipice
At least has the hope that’s given by God.
Alone! – Not he who amidst his pains
Has a tie that binds him to his fate:
A faith, a desire. . . or a care, a concern. . .
But to cross one’s listless arms in disdain,
To pass through a crowd forever separate
– That is to be alone: alone and forlorn!
© 2005, Richard Zenith
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