Rilke

El 4 de diciembre de 1875 nació Rainer Maria Rilke,
uno de mis poetas preferidos.

DÍA DE OTOÑO

Señor: es hora. Largo fue el verano.
Pon tu sombra en los relojes solares,
y suelta los vientos por las llanuras.

Haz que sazonen los últimos frutos;
concédeles dos días más del sur,
úrgeles a su madurez y mete
en el vino espeso el postrer dulzor.

No hará casa el que ahora no la tiene,
el que ahora está solo lo estará siempre,
velará, leerá, escribirá largas cartas,
y deambulará por las avenidas,
inquieto como el rodar de las hojas.



Just Take the Emptiness (After Rilke)
By Paul Sonnenberg
If I were to cry out, who would hear me?
Surely not you, and surely not the angels
And even if an angel came down to hold me to her
Surely Id be crushed beneath her wings...
Every creature knows that we are not at home here
As we rush to shape the world to our design.
Do the angels know that we are on our own here
Searching for something we never find?
If I were to walk out among the birches
And listen to the song they whisper in the night
Would I hear my name there
Or just a language that I could never hope to understand?
If I could just take the emptiness I hold within my arms
And cast it to the wind,
Perhaps the birds would fly with more affection
Just take the loneliness I carry in my heart
And let it go...Let it go...
If I were to tell you the dreams that haunt me
Would you understand, or turn and leave me shattered?
And even if you heard me, what could you tell me?
For you as just as blind as I am blind.
Every creature knows that we are not at home here
As we rush to shape the world to our design.
Do the angels know that we are on our own here
Searching for something well never find?
If we could just take the emptiness we hold within our armsAnd cast it to the wind, Perhaps the birds would fly with more affection
Just take the loneliness we carry in our hearts
And let it go...Let it go.
Youre not an angel, youre not a spirit in the night
But you can touch me...Why dont you touch me?
ChorusJust take the emptiness you hold within your arms
And cast it to the wind, Perhaps the birds will fly with more affection
Just take the loneliness you carry in your heart
And let it go...Let it go.

A mis queridas amigas: Isabel, Chon, Concha y Encarna para que practiquen su inglés.