Source text in English | Translation by Lucas Rodrigues Oliveira (#29750) |
The Beginning All in a moment, years ago, The boy I was became a man: Suddenly my life began! I saw the world before me— So That ploughman by his horses stands Sweating on the first hill's brow, Having left the riverlands Furrowed in the vale below, And sees a mountainside to plough, Barren rock to blunt his share, Thunder hanging in the air, And the black peak above him, bare, Waiting now. —Let him plough it if he dare! | O Começo De repente, anos atrás, Um homem eu me tornei: E minha vida comecei! O mundo diante de mim — Mas O lavrador então subiu O morro com seu cavalo, Deixou a beira do rio Foi ao vale no embalo, Viu o monte a ser arado, Rochas para atrapalhar, Com o céu a trovejar, E o pico negro a contemplar, Esperando parado. Deixe-o arar, se ele ousar! |