The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 5
Lady, by one light only
Señora, por una sola luz
We look from Alfred's eyes,
Miramos desde los ojos de Alfredo,
We know he saw athwart the wreck
Sabemos que él vio a través del naufragio
The sign that hangs about your neck,
La señal que cuelga de tu cuello,
Where One more than Melchizedek
Donde Uno más que Melquisedec
Is dead and never dies.
Está muerto y jamás muere.
Therefore I bring these rhymes to you
Por eso te traigo estas rimas
Who brought the cross to me,
Tú que me trajiste la cruz,
Since on you flaming without flaw
Pues en ti, ardiente sin defecto,
I saw the sign that Guthrum saw
Vi la señal que vio Guthrum
When he let break his ships of awe,
Cuando dejó quebrar sus naves de asombro,
And laid peace on the sea.
Y tendió la paz sobre el mar.
Do you remember when we went
¿Recuerdas cuando fuimos
Under a dragon moon,
Bajo una luna de dragón,
And 'mid volcanic tints of night
Y en medio de tintes volcánicos de la noche
Walked where they fought the unknown fight
Caminamos donde libraron la batalla desconocida
And saw black trees on the battle-height,
Y vimos árboles negros en la cima de la batalla,
Black thorn on Ethandune?
Espino negro en Ethandune?
And I thought, "I will go with you,
Y pensé: «Iré contigo,
As man with God has gone,
Como el hombre ha ido con Dios,
And wander with a wandering star,
Y erraré con una estrella errante,
The wandering heart of things that are,
El corazón errante de las cosas que son,
The fiery cross of love and war
La cruz ardiente del amor y la guerra
That like yourself, goes on."
Que como tú misma, sigue adelante».
O go you onward; where you are
Oh, sigue adelante; donde tú estés
Shall honour and laughter be,
Habrá honor y risa,
Past purpled forest and pearled foam,
Más allá del bosque purpúreo y la espuma perlada,
God's winged pavilion free to roam,
El pabellón alado de Dios libre de vagar,
Your face, that is a wandering home,
Tu rostro, que es un hogar errante,
A flying home for me.
Un hogar volante para mí.
Ride through the silent earthquake lands,
Cabalga por las tierras silenciosas del terremoto,
Wide as a waste is wide,
Vastas como vasto es el yermo,
Across these days like deserts, when
A través de estos días como desiertos, cuando
Pride and a little scratching pen
El orgullo y una pequeña pluma rasguñante
Have dried and split the hearts of men,
Han secado y partido los corazones de los hombres,
Heart of the heroes, ride.
Corazón de los héroes, cabalga.
Vocabulary
- Señora
- A woman; a lady; Mrs.
- por
- For; by; through; per.
- una
- A; an (feminine singular article).
- sola
- Alone; sole; single (feminine form).
- luz
- Light; illumination; clarity.
- Miramos
- We look; we watch (first person plural).
- desde
- From; since; starting from a point.
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article).
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs of vision.
- de
- Of; from; belonging to something.
- Sabemos
- We know; we are aware of.
- que
- That; which; what (relative pronoun).
- él
- He; him (masculine singular pronoun).
- vio
- Saw; watched; perceived visually (past tense).
- través
- Through; across; by means of.
- del
- Of the; from the (contraction).
- naufragio
- Shipwreck; wreck; maritime disaster.
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- señal
- Signal; sign; mark; indication.
- cuelga
- Hangs; dangles; suspends (third person singular).
- tu
- Your; belonging to you (familiar singular).
- cuello
- Neck; collar; throat.
- Donde
- Where; in which; at which place.
- Uno
- One; a single person or thing.
- más
- More; plus; additional quantity.
- Está
- Is; exists; located (third person singular).
- muerto
- Dead; deceased; lifeless.
- jamás
- Never; ever; at no time.
- muere
- Dies; passes away (third person singular).
- Por
- For; by; through; because of.
- eso
- That; that reason; therefore.
- te
- You; to you (direct/indirect object pronoun).
- traigo
- I bring; I carry (first person singular).
- estas
- These; these ones (feminine plural).
- rimas
- Rhymes; poems; verses with rhyme scheme.
- Tú
- You; singular subject pronoun (familiar).
- me
- Me; to me (direct/indirect object pronoun).
- trajiste
- You brought; you carried (second person singular).
- la
- The; her (feminine singular article/pronoun).
- cruz
- Cross; crucifix; religious symbol.
- Pues
- Well; then; so; therefore.
- en
- In; on; at; within a place.
- ti
- You; yourself (indirect pronoun).
- ardiente
- Ardent; burning; passionate; fiery.
- sin
- Without; lacking; deprived of.
- defecto
- Defect; flaw; imperfection; fault.
- Vi
- I saw; I watched; I perceived.
- Cuando
- When; at which time; whenever.
- dejó
- Left; allowed; stopped (third person singular).
- quebrar
- To break; to shatter; to fracture.
- sus
- His; her; their; its (possessive).
- naves
- Ships; vessels; boats; naval craft.
- asombro
- Amazement; astonishment; wonder; surprise.
- tendió
- Extended; spread; stretched out (past tense).
- paz
- Peace; tranquility; calmness; harmony.
- sobre
- On; over; above; concerning.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- mar
- Sea; ocean; large body of water.
- Recuerdas
- You remember; you recall; you recollect.
- cuando
- When; at which time; whenever.
- fuimos
- We went; we were (past tense).
- Bajo
- Under; beneath; below; low.
- luna
- Moon; lunar celestial body.
- dragón
- Dragon; large serpent-like mythical creature.
- medio
- Middle; half; midst; center.
- tintes
- Tints; shades; colors; hues.
- volcánicos
- Volcanic; relating to volcanoes; igneous.
- noche
- Night; dark period; nighttime.
- Caminamos
- We walked; we traveled; we went.
- donde
- Where; in which; at which place.
- libraron
- They fought; they waged (past tense).
- batalla
- Battle; combat; fight; military engagement.
- desconocida
- Unknown; unfamiliar; strange; not identified.
- vimos
- We saw; we watched; we perceived.
- árboles
- Trees; woody plants; vegetation.
- negros
- Black; dark; negro color.
- cima
- Peak; summit; top; apex.
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