The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 7
The gates of heaven are lightly locked,
Las puertas del cielo están levemente cerradas,
We do not guard our gold,
No guardamos nuestro oro,
Men may uproot where worlds begin,
Los hombres pueden arrancar donde los mundos comienzan,
Or read the name of the nameless sin;
O leer el nombre del pecado sin nombre;
But if he fail or if he win
Pero si fracasa o si vence
To no good man is told.
A ningún hombre bueno se le dice.
"The men of the East may spell the stars,
"Los hombres del Este pueden descifrar las estrellas,
And times and triumphs mark,
Y marcar tiempos y triunfos,
But the men signed of the cross of Christ
Pero los hombres marcados con la cruz de Cristo
Go gaily in the dark.
Avanzan alegremente en la oscuridad.
"The men of the East may search the scrolls
"Los hombres del Este pueden escudriñar los pergaminos
For sure fates and fame,
En busca de destinos seguros y de fama,
But the men that drink the blood of God
Pero los hombres que beben la sangre de Dios
Go singing to their shame.
Van cantando hacia su vergüenza.
"The wise men know what wicked things
"Los sabios conocen qué cosas perversas
Are written on the sky,
Están escritas en el cielo,
They trim sad lamps, they touch sad strings,
Recortan tristes lámparas, tocan tristes cuerdas,
Hearing the heavy purple wings,
Oyendo las pesadas alas púrpuras,
Where the forgotten seraph kings
Donde los olvidados reyes serafines
Still plot how God shall die.
Aún conspiran sobre cómo Dios ha de morir.
"The wise men know all evil things
"Los sabios conocen todas las cosas malignas
Under the twisted trees,
Bajo los árboles retorcidos,
Where the perverse in pleasure pine
Donde los perversos se consumen en el placer
And men are weary of green wine
Y los hombres están hartos del vino verde
And sick of crimson seas.
Y hastiados de los mares carmesí.
"But you and all the kind of Christ
"Pero vosotros y todos los del linaje de Cristo
Are ignorant and brave,
Sois ignorantes y valientes,
And you have wars you hardly win
Y tenéis guerras que apenas ganáis
And souls you hardly save.
Y almas que apenas salvéis.
"I tell you naught for your comfort,
"No os digo nada para vuestro consuelo,
Yea, naught for your desire,
Ni nada para vuestro deseo,
Save that the sky grows darker yet
Salvo que el cielo se oscurece aún más
And the sea rises higher.
Y el mar sube más alto.
"Night shall be thrice night over you,
"La noche será tres veces noche sobre vosotros,
And heaven an iron cope.
Y el cielo una cúpula de hierro.
Do you have joy without a cause,
¿Tenéis alegría sin motivo,
Yea, faith without a hope?"
Sí, ¿fe sin esperanza?"
Vocabulary
- Las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- puertas
- Doors or gates of entry
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- cielo
- Sky or heaven above
- están
- Are (third person plural of estar)
- cerradas
- Closed (feminine plural adjective)
- No
- Not or no (negation)
- guardamos
- We guard or keep safe
- nuestro
- Our (possessive adjective)
- oro
- Gold precious metal or color
- Los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- hombres
- Men or human males
- pueden
- Can or are able to do
- arrancar
- To tear out or uproot forcefully
- donde
- Where or in which place
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- mundos
- Worlds or spheres of existence
- comienzan
- They begin or start something
- leer
- To read written text or words
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- nombre
- Name or title of person
- pecado
- Sin or moral wrongdoing
- sin
- Without or lacking something
- Pero
- But or however in contrast
- si
- If or conditional conjunction
- fracasa
- Fails or does not succeed
- vence
- Defeats or overcomes obstacle
- ningún
- No or not any singular
- bueno
- Good or virtuous in quality
- se
- Reflexive or indirect object pronoun
- le
- Him or indirect object pronoun
- dice
- Says or is called
- Este
- This or this one here
- estrellas
- Stars in night sky
- marcar
- To mark or indicate clearly
- tiempos
- Times or temporal periods
- triunfos
- Triumphs or victories achieved
- marcados
- Marked or indicated clearly
- con
- With or accompanied by
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- cruz
- Cross religious symbol or shape
- de
- Of or belonging to
- Cristo
- Christ religious figure
- Avanzan
- They advance or move forward
- en
- In or within location
- oscuridad
- Darkness or absence of light
- En
- In or within location
- busca
- Search or seeking after something
- destinos
- Destinies or fated outcomes
- seguros
- Sure or certain in outcome
- fama
- Fame or widespread reputation
- que
- That or which relative pronoun
- beben
- They drink liquid beverage
- sangre
- Blood vital bodily fluid
- Dios
- God divine being
- Van
- They go or are going
- cantando
- Singing or vocalizing melody
- hacia
- Toward or in direction of
- su
- His or her possessive
- vergüenza
- Shame or embarrassment feeling
- sabios
- Wise people or sages
- conocen
- They know or are acquainted
- qué
- What interrogative pronoun
- cosas
- Things or objects in general
- Están
- Are (third person plural)
- escritas
- Written or recorded in text
- Recortan
- They cut out or trim
- tristes
- Sad or sorrowful feeling
- lámparas
- Lamps or light sources
- tocan
- They touch or play instrument
- cuerdas
- Strings or cords
- Oyendo
- Hearing or listening to sounds
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