
Andrei Bantas translation The Gloss by Mihai Eminescu-the whole poem Time will come and time will fly, All is old, but new in kind; What is right and what is wry You should ponder in your mind; Don't be Hope's or Terror's thrall; Wave-like things like waves shall pass; Should they urge or should they call, Keep as cool as ice or glass. Many sounds our ears will touch, Much - before our eyes - will glisten; Who can bear in mind so much And to all is fain to listen? Finding your own self anew You should loftily stand by, Even though with vain ado Time will come and time will fly. Nor should reason's icy scales Bend their needle, out of measure, To'ards the moment with swift sails Fleetingly disguised as pleasure, Which is born out of its knell, - Just for moments, you may find; To whoever knows it well, All is old, but new in kind. In the world's dramatic show, Deem yourself a looker-on: Should some men feign joy or woe, Their true face you'll read anon; Should they weep or insults dart- Inwardly rejoicing, lie, Sifting out from all their art What is right and what is wry. Both the future and the past Are but sides of the same page; In beginnings, ends are cast For whoever can be sage; All that was or e'er will be In the present we can find; But as to its vanity, You should ponder in your mind. For no matter what appears By the same means will be swirled. And for many thousand years, Mirth and grief have ruled the world; Other masks - the play's the same; Other lips - the <b>...</b>
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