THIS BE THE VERSE / FIE ACESTA VERSETUL

POSTED IN classic poetry, translated Romanian-English September 25, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS BE THE VERSE / FIE ACESTA VERSETUL

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.

PHILIP LARKIN

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FIE ACESTA VERSETUL

Mama si tata te-or marca.
N-or vrea-o, ins-o fac, vezi bine.
Cu stigma lor te-or impregna
Si-ti dau si-n plus, doar pentru tine.

La randul lor au fost marcati
De alti nevolnici in costume
Trecandu-si viata-nchilozati
Ori furiosi pe-o-ntreaga lume.

Din om in om se trece stigma.
Se adanceste ca un grind.
Abandoneaza paradigma
Si sa nu procreezi nicicand.

In romaneste, Maria Magdalena Biela