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Hinov
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by [ALEXANDRU_MACEDONSKI ]

2005-10-17  |     |  Submited by Axel Lenn



Urns broken into pieces ā€“ anywhere
huge tombstones of marble
resting underneath so many legionaries,
lo Hinov ā€“ hidden within, everywhere
the flood of centuries flown by.

Treading on this struck dumb land,
I see what you donā€™t see:
shadows of those heroes
we all descended from;
and sitting in the silent valley,
canā€™t help but laugh at rhythm
and mock at any rule;
my rhythm is the uproar
their mail coats produce.

I see themā€¦ there they are: all risen
from their gravesā€¦
All passing by ā€“
passing by hundreds; lo: helmets made of steel,
Romans broad-shouldered, - wavy
their hair; mighty their arm.
The whole ancient Rome
reveals itself ā€˜fore me:
consuls,
proconsuls,
patrons, daughters, affranchised slaves ā€“
the whole ancient Rome:
pontiffs, then, vestals too,
flamens,
Saturnalia. ā€“
Ave! Eternal star, still
vagrant on these shores.
Hush, o! empty linesā€¦
and bite the ground, you poet; -
Caesars all now passing ā€“
lay your kiss upon this land:
holly it is.


(adapted translation Axel H. Lenn - after ā€œHinovā€ by al. Macedonski)


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