WE GROW ACCUSTOMED TO THE DARK / NE-OBISNUIM CU BEZNA

POSTED IN classic poetry, translated English-Romanian April 11, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WE GROW ACCUSTOMED TO THE DARK / NE-OBISNUIM CU BEZNA

We grow accustomed to the Dark —
When Light is put away —
As when the Neighbor holds the Lamp
To witness her Good bye —

A Moment — We Uncertain step
For newness of the night —
Then — fit our Vision to the Dark —
And meet the Road — erect —

And so of larger — Darknesses —
Those Evenings of the Brain —
When not a Moon disclose a sign —
Or Star — come out — within —

The Bravest — grope a little —
And sometimes hit a Tree
Directly in the Forehead —
But as they learn to see —

Either the Darkness alters —
Or something in the sight
Adjusts itself to Midnight —
And Life steps almost straight.

EMILY DICKINSON

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Ne-obisnuim cu Bezna –

Ne-obisnuim cu Bezna –
Cand lumina dispare –
Precum Vecinul tine Lampa
Sa vad-a ei Plecare –

Intai – pasim nesigur
Caci noua-i Noaptea-acum –
Apoi – cu Bezna potriviti –
Drepti – o pornim la drum –

Si tot mai larga – Bezna –
Ale Mintii Inserari –
Cand nici o Luna semn nu da –
Nici Stea – nu luce-n zari –

Cei mai temeri – bajbaie –
Si-ades de-un Copac dand-
Direct in Frunte sunt loviti –
Cand vazul invatand –

Ori Bezna se dizolva –
Ori a mintii lumina
Cu Bezna se imbina –
Si-astfel Viata se-anina –

In romaneste, Maria Magdalena Biela