Tuesday, October 9, 2012

song of the pilgrim



(  POEMA DE LA SIGLO XIII  )


La puerta se abre a todos,
Enfermo y sanos-
No solo Catolicos,
Sino a paganos, a judios,
Herejes,  ocjosos y vanos;
Y mas brevemente,
A buenos y profanos..

my translation

the door is open for everyone
the sick and the healthy
not only for the Catholic
but also for the pagan, the jew
the heretic,  the comedian
and the idiot...
and time is very brief-
for the good folks
and the profane

4 comments:

sally said...

i associate this poem
with a medieval dinner
at the top of los montes de leon
a big plateful of grilled steak
and venison stew

and o
that chocolate cake

i think i am gaining weight
just remembering that meal

jh said...

i´m going to recreate that chocolate cake
maybe after christams

jh said...

i´m going to recreate that chocolate cake
maybe after christams

sally said...

yes
please recreate it
twice
after christmas

i don't have a very clear memory
of what it was like
except that it was really good