Mircea Cartarescu–In the Style of Bacovia

Ok, let’s see–Cartarescu imitates Bacovia, and I’m doing a spectacular job at botching them both. Heh!


În stilul lui Bacovia

de Mircea Cartarescu

e seară şi ninge-ndesat

zăpada-n zăpadă se lasă

şi abia mă mai mişc îngheţat

şi abia mai ştiu drumul spre casă.

e beznă un câine-a lătrat
de-acum n-are rost să mai sper
sprijinit de un stâlp un soldat
şi-aprinde ţigarea stingher

e noapte şi ninge turbat

şi nu mai zăresc nici un drum

cum viaţa-i un loc depărtat

cum totu-i mai simplu de-acum!


In the style of Bacovia

by Mircea Cartarescu

it’s evening, a flurry of flakes

jams snow upon snow into foam,

I’m freezing and my body aches

and I barely know my way home.

it’s pitch dark, I hear a dog bark,

it’s pointless to hope, so I don’t;
a soldier, by a post in the park,

a cigarette lights, all alone.

it’s night and it’s rabidly snowing

the storm hides away every road,
how life is so far where I’m going,
how all is a much simpler load!

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