Oracion por Antonio Machado <br /> <br />Misterioso y silencioso <br />iba una y otra vez. <br />Su mirada era tan profunda <br />que apenas se podia ver. <br />Cuando hablaba tenia un dejo <br />de timidez y de altivez, <br />y la luz de sus pensamientos <br />casi siempre se veía arder. <br />Era luminoso y profundo <br />como hombre de buena fe. <br />Fuera pastor de mil leones <br />y de corderos a la vez. <br />Conduciría tempestades <br />o traería un panal de miel. <br />Las maravillas de la vida <br />y del amor y del placer <br />cantaba en versos profundo <br />cuyo secreto era de el. <br />Montado en un raro Pegaso <br />un día al imposible fue. <br />Ruego por Antonio a mis dioses. <br />Ellos le salven siempre. Amén. <br /> <br />English Translation <br /> <br />Antonio Machado <br /> <br /> <br />Wrapped in silence, secret-shy, <br />Once and again he wandered by. <br />From such depth his glances came <br />One could hardly see them flame. <br />When he spoke his accent would express <br />Timidity and haughtiness, <br />And nearly always one could see <br />His thoughts shining radiantly. <br />His faith was rooted on firm ground; <br />He used to be luminous and profound. <br />In the same flock shepherded <br />Lambs and lions he might have led; <br />He could have driven rambling gales, <br />Or brought honeycombs of tales. <br />The wonders of love and life and pleasure <br />Were his to sing in a magic measure,- <br />In verses whose meaning was hidden deep, <br />Whose secret lay in his soul's keep. <br />He mounted a rare wing's hose one day <br />I pray to my Gods for Antonio: <br />May they keep him from all woe. <br /> <br />Amen.<br /><br />Ruben Dario<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/oracion-por-antonio-machado-with-english-translation/
