Guardian angel [Înger de pază] - Mihai Eminescu

As I was watching calmly and full of bliss at night,
A sublime guardian angel as in a dream came bright,
Dressed up in shades and rays which blinded my keen sight
And with a smile, his wings over me gently spread;
But when he saw you wrapped in your clothes poor and pale,
My dear lovable child, mysterious and frail,
Appalled by your dark eye, that angel quickly fled.

Are you somehow a demon, because the furtive glance
Emerging from your eye that lacks any romance,
Cast out my guardian angel, who took flight from my trance,
He, the divine protector and my friend always true?
Or, maybe!... Your long lashes, so black and full of grace
Can help me to unravel your pale and pretty face,
Since he – he's really you.

Added by: Octavian

Translator: Octavian Cocoş
Language: English


see more poems written by: Mihai Eminescu



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