Rima LXXVII. Es un sueño la vida...
Es un sueño la vida, pero un sueño febril que dura un punto; Cuando de él se despierta, se ve que todo es vanidad y humo... ¡Ojalá fuera un sueño muy largo y muy profundo, un sueño que durara hasta la muerte!... Yo soñaría con mi amor y el tuyo.
Rhyme LXXVII. Life is a dream...
Life is a dream, but a fevered dream that lasts an instant. Waking from it, one sees that all is vanity and smoke. God grant it were a long deep sleep, a dream to last till death! I would dream of my love and yours.
Translated by Michael SmithEtiquetas: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer |
RHYME LXXVII. LIFE IS A DREAM...
Life is a dream,
but a fevered dream that's over at once;
When one awakes from it,
one sees that everything is vanity and smoke...
Hopefully outside a very
long and very deep dream,
a dream that lasted until death!...
I would dream of my love and yours.
Translated by H. Landman