Danielionita1960 - translations added
- Epitaph
From all we’ve said, and all we hail,
remains a tear, bewildered, shy
an ancient poem, lonely tale,
which of itself will fade and die.
- To my motherland - Patriei mele - Elena Văcărescu
And if my early songs shall end
And I, a stranger to return
My speech forgetting to defend
The holy ground where I was born
- About stupidity - Despre prostie - Anton Pann
Three dull men walking all day
Saw a bear along the way
Pretty scared climbing the glen
To take refuge in its den.
- Death of a Deer - Moartea Căprioarei - Nicolae Labiș
The drought killed every breeze, and its fever won’t yield,
Sun rays melted on high and have leaked on the field.
All that’s left is the sky – empty, hot and forlorn.
Buckets draw filthy mud from the fountains which mourn.
- Moon in the field - Luna în câmp - Nichita Stănescu
With my left hand, I turned your face towards me,
beneath the tent of the sleepy quince tree,
and if my gaze could leave your eyes and wander,
the sweep of even sky would velvet be.
- Sentimental story - Poveste sentimentală - Nichita Stănescu
sentimental story
Later on, we met more often.
I stood on one side of the hour,
you – on the other,
- The illusion of an island - Iluzia unei insule - Adrian Păunescu
Tonight we depart for the shore of my island,
the coach made of walnut is waiting, my dear,
remember to take some warm clothes and a garland,
and rush, for police dogs are wont to appear.
- Reading the Coffee Dregs - Ghicit în cafea - Nora Iuga
my lord
one can no more compete today
the Japanese cup's in a shattered state
and black, the coffee dregs seem to convey
- The Last Letter - Ultima scrisoare - Mihai Beniuc
The ending has arrived without a warning.
You're happy now? I see you wear a ring.
I understand, and sever without mourning
The useless hope. You follow the same thing!
- Ballad of the Tomcad - Balada motanului - Nichita Stănescu
A tomcat I desired to be
with upward tail, a stripy coat,
long claws, long whiskers, hissy throat,
with eyes, one green, one brown, you see.

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