Sehnsucht (translation below)

Rosas rubras de intensa atracao,

Rosas brancas de pura paixao,

Em ricos buques compraria

Pela a amada que tanto esperei.

E mil sonetos, odes e liricas por ela

Composeria de aberto coracao,

Amenos versos a sua sublime beleza

Dedicaria, meu amor assim cantaria.

Num forte abraco a prenderia

E muitos beijos lhe daria,

Nunca lhe deixaria duvidar

Que so o seu olhar desejo.

Mas ela nao existe e nao existera,

As rosas juntas a mim morreram,

Nao um poema de paixao escriverei,

E meus abracos hao de congelar-se

Na sua fria absencia.

TRANSLATION

Red roses of deep attraction,

White roses of pure love,

In rich bouquets I would buy

For the lover I have waited for so much time.

And one thousand sonnets, odes and lyrics for her

I would write with open heart,

Beautiful verses to her sublime beauty

I would dedicate, my love that way I would sing.

In a strong hug I would trap her

And many kisses I would give her,

Never I would let her doubt

That only her look I long.

But she doesn't exist nor she will,

Roses with me will die,

Not a single love poem I will write,

And my hugs shall freeze

In her cold absence.

Author's Note

A poem I wrote a month ago (more or less), still, it makes a lot of sense now that I am in love again.
The title is an obvious borrowing from the romantic lexicon and it happens to be one of the very few words I know in German, it literally means "mania of desiring" (Germans are smart !).
The poem was originally written in Portuguese

Reviews

[MandaBear]

First of all I must say that I have missed you!! What is up with you? I hope you are doing well. Now that is out of the way. This poem is so awesome. I wish I the first part of this poem would happen to me. Kind of a sad ending but still a great poem either way :)

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem is beautiful. I liked the poem in two languages. The poem embraced the emotion of love and left the reader with a sad ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[TL Boehm]

a lilting strong poem in both incarnations. Good to see you again.

[Inda]

Like life, love is fleeting, eay to capture this perfectly! Like always a great write that sticks to yoh like the heat in the summer. Love it!

[Leslie Philibert]

As ever, impressed by your talent. Sehnsucht is indeed a great word, perhaps best translated as nostalgia,
or wanting to see again,or see-addiction ! The poem is great, impressive with clarity.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A quickened tale t boast the fervours one must experience so they may have an eternal feeling, well done, good read.