Joyce: L'amor vingué a nosaltres

 

Sunyer 1922

"L'amor vingué a nosaltres ja fa temps,

quan l'un, amb timidesa, cap al tard

jugava, i l'altre, amb por, restava a prop,

car l'amor al començ és molt covard.

Fórem uns amants greus. Passà l'amor

que abundants hores dolces ens portà.

Benvinguts a nosaltres a la fi

els camins per on ara hem d'avançar."

James Joyce (Chamber music n. 30, 1908; traducció de Marià Villangómez)

Text original

"Love came to us in time gone by
When one at twilight shyly played
And one in fear was standing nigh -- -
For Love at first is all afraid.

We were grave lovers. Love is past
That had his sweet hours many a one;
Welcome to us now at the last
The ways that we shall go upon."