| John Keats -Written in disgust of vulgar superstition- |
| Saturday, June 18, 2005 |
Written in disgust of vulgar superstition
John Keats (1795-1821)
The church bells toll a melancholy round,
Calling the people to some other prayers,
Some other gloominess, more dreadful cares,
More harkening to the sermon's horrid sound.
Surely the mind of man is closely bound
In some black spell; seeing that each one tears
Himself from fireside joys, and Lydian airs,
And converse high of those with glory crown'd
Still, still they too, and I should feel a damp, -
A chill as from a tomb, did I not know
That they are dying like an outburnt lamp;
That 'tis their sighing, wailing ere they go
Into oblivion; - that fresh flowers will grow,
And many glories of immortal stamp.
Escrito como repulsa de las supersticiones vulgares
Las campanas repican melancólicamente
convocando a los fieles a nuevas oraciones,
a nuevas lobregueces, a espantosas angustias,
a escuchar el horrible sonido del sermón.
Sin duda que la mente del hombre está encerrada
en un oscuro hechizo, pues todos se separan
del gozo junto al fuego, de los aires de la Lidia,
del elevado diálogo con los que en gloria reinan.
Aún, aún repican, y sentiría un frío
y una humedad de tumba si no fuera consciente
de que están extinguiéndose cual vela consumida,
de que son los gemidos que exhalan al perderse.Labels: John Keats |
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