POEME ROMÂNESTI ÎN LIMBI STRĂINE

 

 

Nicolae VĂCĂRESCU

 

/ In Heaven /

 

In Heaven without you means death and frost !
In Hell by your side means life to the uttermost !
And winter with you is all blossoming,
And summer without you is all withering.

You give brisk liveliness to clever spirits,
You would be mild comfort if you dropped fits,
You are a haughty heart in watchful fervence,

With each movement and even in silence.

 

(English version: Gabriela PACHIA)