MIHAI EMINESCU (1850-1889), România
Stelele-n cer
Stelele-n cer
Deasupra mărilor
Ard depărtărilor,
Până ce pier.
După un semn
Clătind catargele
Tremură largele
Vase de lemn;
Nişte cetăţi
Plutind pe mările
Şi mişcătoarele
Pustietăţi.
Stol de cocori
Apucă-ntinsele
Şi necuprinsele
Drumuri de nori.
Zboară ce pot
Şi-a lor întrecere
Vecinică trecere –
Asta e tot...
Floare de crâng,
Astfel vieţile
Şi tinereţile
Trec şi se stâng.
Orice noroc
Şi-ntinde-aripele,
Gonit de clipele
Stării de loc.
Până nu mor
Pleacă-te, îngere,
La trista-mi plângere
Plină de-amor.
Nu e păcat
Ca să se lepede
Clipa cea repede
Ce ni s-a dat?
(1879)
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Stars in the Sky
Translation by Adrian George Săhlean
Stars in the sky
Of lone existence
Burn in the distance
Until they die.
After their marks
Masts on ships flutter,
Ocean waves clutter
Wandering barks –
Forts of wood, free,
Floating to splutter
Slow-moving water,
Deserts of sea.
Autumn birds stray
Over far beaches
And boundless reaches
Of cloudy way;
Fly to their fall
In race nocturnal –
Passage eternal –
For that is all.
Blossom of May
Is youth that kindles
Our life that dwindles
And goes away.
For every fate
Spreads fleeting seconds
On wing that beckons
Quiescent state.
Before I die,
Angel lean under
When in my wonder
With grief I sigh:
Why waste, alas,
This fragile flower
Of rapid hour
Given to us? (1879)
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Mihai Eminescu
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Mihai Eminescu
Born
Died
Occupation
Genres
Notable
work(s)
January 15, 1850
Botoşani, Moldavia
June 15, 1889 (aged 39)
Bucharest, Romania
poet
Romanticism
"Luceafărul", "Scrisoarea III", "FătFrumos din lacrimă"
Influences[show]
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Mihai Eminescu (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj emiˈnesku]; born Mihail
Eminovici; January 15, 1850 – June 15, 1889) was a Romantic poet, novelist and
journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet.[1]
Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an
editor for the newspaper Timpul ("The Time"), the official newspaper of the
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Conservative Party (1880–1918).[2] His poetry was first published when he was 16
and he went to Vienna to study when he was 19. The poet's Manuscripts, containing
46 volumes and approximately 14,000 pages, were offered by Titu Maiorescu as a gift
to the Romanian Academy during the meeting that was held on January 25, 1902.[3]
Notable works include Luceafărul (The Vesper/The Evening Star/The Lucifer/The
Daystar), Odă în metru antic (Ode in Ancient Meter), and the five Letters
(Epistles/Satires). In his poems he frequently used metaphysical, mythological and
historical subjects. In general his work was influenced by the German philosopher
Arthur Schopenhauer.[citation needed]
Poetry
His poems span a large range of themes, from nature and love to hate and social
commentary. His childhood years were evoked in his later poetry with deep nostalgia.
Eminescu was influenced by the work of Arthur Schopenhauer, and some[who?] have
suggested that his most notable poem, "Luceafărul", includes elements of Vedic
cosmogony. Eminescu's poems have been translated in over 60 languages. His life,
work and poetry strongly influenced the Romanian culture and his poems are widely
studied in Romanian public schools.
His most notable poems are:[7]
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Doina (the name is a traditional type of Romanian song), 1884
Lacul (The Lake), 1876
Luceafărul (The Vesper), 1883
Floare albastră (Blue Flower), 1884
Dorinţa (Desire), 1884
Sara pe deal (Evening on the Hill), 1885
O, rămii (Oh, Linger On), 1884
Epigonii (Epigones), 1884
Scrisori (Letters or "Epistles-Satires")
Şi dacă (And if...), 1883
Odă (în metru antic) (Ode (in Ancient Meter), 1883
Mai am un singur dor (I Have Yet One Desire),1883
La Steaua (At Star),1886
Prose
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Făt-Frumos din lacrimă (The Tear Drop Prince)
Geniu pustiu (Empty Genius)
Sărmanul Dionis (Wretched Dionis)
Cezara (Caesara)
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