Rima XCIII. Si copia tu frente...
Si copia tu frente del río cercano la pura corriente y miras tu rostro del amor encendido, soy yo, que me escondo del agua en el fondo y, loco de amores, a amar te convido; soy yo, que, en tu pecho buscada morada, envío a tus ojos mi ardiente mirada, mi blanca divina... y el fuego que siento la faz te ilumina.
Si en medio del valle en tardo se trueca tu amor animado, vacila tu planta, se pliega tu talle... soy yo, dueño amado, que, en no vistos lazos de amor anhelante, te estrecho en mis brazos; soy yo quien te teje la alfombra florida que vuelve a tu cuerpo la fuerza de la vida; soy yo, que te sigo en alas del viento soñando contigo.
Si estando en tu lecho escuchas acaso celeste armonía que llena de goces tu cándido pecho, soy yo, vida mía...; soy yo, que levanto al cielo tranquilo mi férvido canto; soy yo, que, los aires cruzando ligero por un ignorado, movible sendero, ansioso de calma, sediento de amores, penetro en tu alma.
Rhyme XCIII. If the clear current...
If the clear current of the nearby stream replicates your features and you see a face on fire with love, it is I who hide in the depths of the water and, crazed with love, invite you to love; it is I who seek to dwell in your bosom, send to your eyes my ardent glance, my divine white... and light up your face with the fire I feel.
If in the middle of the valley you slowly get confused by your lively passion, your figure totters, your waist bends... It is I, beloved mistress, who, in unseen loops of gasping love, clasp you in my arms; it is I who weave the flowery carpet that restores to your body the force of life; it is I, who follow you dreaming, on wings of the wind.
If lying in your bed listening perhaps to celestial harmonies that fill your innocent bosom with rapture, it is I, my life... it is I, who raise to the tranquil sky my impassioned song; it is I who, treading the air lightly by a forgotten, shifting path eager for relief, thirsty for love, penetrate into your soul.
Translated by H. LandmanEtiquetas: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer |