Poesia kaiera
Poesia kaiera
Edna St. Vincent Millay
itzulpena: Ana Morales
2021, poesia
64 orrialde
978-84-17051-65-5
Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892-1950
 
 

 

Dafne

 

Zertan jarraitzen didazu…?

Bat-batean, egin kontu,

Bihur naiteke erramu.

 

Bat-batean ehizaldian

Utzi ahal dizut besoetan

Adar gorrail bat nire ordean.

 

Baina mendiz eta sakanez

Jarraitu gura didazunez,

Banoa; Apolo: presta zaitez!

 

Daphne

Why do you follow me?— / Any moment I can be / Nothing but a laurel-tree. // Any moment of the chase / I can leave you in my place / A pink bough for your embrace. // Yet if over hill and hollow / Still it is your will to follow, / I am off;—to heel, Apollo!