anterior   aleatorio / random   autor / author   versión española / Spanish version   siguiente / next

VI
ELVIRA'S SONG

Did a tender bush grow
On the banks of a gentle river,
And its dark branches
Very proud he spread;
But in the bitter winter
The river rose like a torrent,
And in its tumid stream
The tender bush led.

Reflecting snow and scarlet,
She was born garrida and pompous
In the desert a rose,
Gala del prado and love;
But he launched with insane fury
His breath inflamed the wind,
And it took away in a moment
Its vain pomp and freshness.

So everything lasts well...
So sweet loves,
Like the lush flowers,
They fade in their dawn;
And in the uncertain sway
From fickle fortune,
Born and dies in an instant
The hope of love.

autógrafo

Esteban Echeverría
Translation from AllPoetry.com


«Elvira o la novia del Plata» (1832)

español Versión original

subir / top   poema aleatorio   siguiente / next   anterior / previous   aumentar tamaño letra / font size increase   reducir tamaño letra / font size decrease