Poem
Carlos de Oliveira
Fog
The city fallinghouse by house
from the sky down to the hills,
from top to bottom built
by rain and fog,
found
that other city rising
from the ground, with a moonlight
of gleaming windows,
and in the air
the shock destroyed them
silently,
so that all that could be seen
was the city that did not exist.
© Translation: 2004, Alexis Levitin
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2004
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2004
Nevoeiro
Nevoeiro
A cidade caíacasa a casa
do céu sobre as colinas,
construída de cima para baixo
por chuvas e neblinas,
encontrava
a outra cidade que subia
do chão com o luar
das janelas acesas
e nop ar
o choque as destruía
silenciosamente,
de modo que se via
apenas a cidade inexistente.
© 1968, Carlos de Oliveira
From: Trabalho Poético
Publisher: Assírio & Alvim, Lisboa
From: Trabalho Poético
Publisher: Assírio & Alvim, Lisboa
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Fog
The city fallinghouse by house
from the sky down to the hills,
from top to bottom built
by rain and fog,
found
that other city rising
from the ground, with a moonlight
of gleaming windows,
and in the air
the shock destroyed them
silently,
so that all that could be seen
was the city that did not exist.
© 2004, Alexis Levitin
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: 2004, Guernica Editions, Toronto
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: 2004, Guernica Editions, Toronto
Fog
The city fallinghouse by house
from the sky down to the hills,
from top to bottom built
by rain and fog,
found
that other city rising
from the ground, with a moonlight
of gleaming windows,
and in the air
the shock destroyed them
silently,
so that all that could be seen
was the city that did not exist.
© 2004, Alexis Levitin
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: 2004, Guernica Editions, Toronto
From: Guernica and Other Poems
Publisher: 2004, Guernica Editions, Toronto
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