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ONE NIGHT ON THE DANUBE O NOAPTE PE DUNARE
That night i forgot everything: În noaptea-aceea am uitat de toate:
Rough water, perils, parents. De ape, de primejdii i p rin i.
I was the child who thought she had a fling Eram copila ce credea c poate
And that she could trans fix the saints În urne de iubire pentru sfin i,
In her long braids S priponeasc timpul în cosi e
By your big eyes she was arrested i prizoniera ochilor t i mari
She dreamed, she would pick up the desire seeds S-adune din iatacuri de domni e
And to her bosom, she would have them nested Toti sâmburii dorin elor amari
That night under the brows În noapte-aceea se pierdea sub tâmple
And boughs, and churches and the silent vows Sub ramuri, suab biserici, sub t ceri,
The love that was to be sheltered Iubirea ce avea s se întâmple
And we were taken helter-skelter. i-avea s ne subjuge în c deri.
The slanting mirror saw me La miezul cald dintr-o oglind –n dung
Kneel a thousand times Aveam s -ngenunchez de mii de ori,
And life was larger than the sea N-avea putere via a s -mi ajung
Yet not an ocean to embrace my sighs. S te a tept prin p timi i vâltori
That night, oh god, how could it be? În noaptea-aceea , doamne cum se face ?
With or without you, there was us, Cu tine, f r tine, dar cu noi ,
That night was the beginning of my hopes Din acea noapte pân mai încoace
We would forget these hores N-am încetat s sper pentru-amândoi
And the sand and all the fuss C vom uita i maluri i nisipuri
We'd stay away from water and from slopes Ne vom feri de apele adânci
And underneath deep founts without a glint of glitter i din fântâni de stele f r chipuri
We'd dig patches of night under the rocks Buc i de noapte vom s pa sub stânci
Never shall my strings resound Ca-n noaptea-aceea, tiu c niciodat
As they did that night Nu voi mai tremura sub alte bol i
Nor would fair danube ever astound Nici dun rea cea blând i curat
Young lovers as it did then with its might Nu ne va ispiti la fel pe to i
Since you starred the book, of our love A a cum ai deschis cândva iubirea
And then you hid it in a drawer i ai ascuns-o apoi într-un sertar
Let me breathe again the air Azi las -m s mai respir lumina
Of a sin which never left that's hore Unui p cat de care n-ai habar
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@Camelia Florescu – România @Camelia Florescu – România
