Festeig
Language: Catalan (Català)
Sota les estrelles, d’espatlles al mar,
una galta humida, fresca de serena,
una galta suau i plena
és ben dolça de besar.
Entre dos silencis, bes silenciós,
com vares deixar-nos tremolant tots dos
dins la nit quieta, amb deixos ardents
de la migdiada i dels terrals vents.
El reberes silenciosa.
Mos llavis, dolços encar,
te van preguntâ una cosa
i tu no vas contestar.
Què vaig preguntar-te?... Sols recordo el bes
i que se sentia la plena mar alta.
Tu, tota caiguda, semblaves malalta...
Oh, no hi tornaré mai més!
Prô la flonja galta ruixada amb serena,
sota de ma boca, d’espatlles al mar;
prô la xafegosa nit d’agost serena,
ai, com la podré oblidar?
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- ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "Courtship", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Salvador Pila
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Word count: 115
Courtship
Language: English after the Catalan (Català)
Under the stars, the sea behind,
a mist cheek, cool of the night dew,
a soft and rounded cheek
is really sweet to kiss.
Between two silences, silent kiss,
how you left us shaking
in the quiet night, with an ardent aftertaste
of the afternoon and the land breeze.
You silently accepted
my lips, sweet still,
they asked you something
and you did not answer.
What did I ask you?... I only remember the kiss
and that the high, open sea could be heard.
You, lying down entirely, seemed to be sick…
Oh, I will not do this ever again!
Yet, the soft cheek, moistened by the night dew
under my mouth, the sea behind;
yet, the calm, sultry, August night,
oh, how could I forget it?
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