Villanelle For Our time

de Frank Scott (1899 – 1985)

From bitter searching of the heart,
Quickened with passion and with pain
We rise to play a greater part.

This is the faith from which we start:
Men shall know commonwealth again
From bitter searching of the heart.

We loved the easy and the smart,
But now, with keener hand and brain,
We rise to play a greater part.

The lesser loyalties depart,
And neither race nor creed remain
From bitter searching of the heart.

Not steering by the venal chart
That tricked the mass for private gain,
We rise to play a greater part.

Reshaping narrow law and art
Whose symbols are the millions slain,
From bitter searching of the heart
We rise to play a greater part.

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10 Responses to “Villanelle For Our time”

  1. IRINA 30 Aug 2009 at 11:23 am #

    exceptionale versuri. exceptionala compozitie.
    la fel si vocile.
    p.s. te-as ruga dragos, dupa concertul lui cohen sa postezi aici un mic rezumat acestuia. din pacate nu voi ajunge la concert.
    multumesc
    irina

  2. andreea 30 Aug 2009 at 12:04 pm #

    eu vroiam doar sa-ti zi c la multi ani :)

  3. Anamaria 30 Aug 2009 at 4:49 pm #

    La multi ani, cu din ce in ce mai multe realizari verzi, cu sanatate, vise si visuri implinite!

  4. Gigi de la Scularie 30 Aug 2009 at 6:30 pm #

    Bucurenci, uite un film frumos, ca prea esti efeminat de la o vreme :) )

    http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5070274/Antichrist.2009.DVDSCR.XviD-InSync

  5. dragos bucurenci 30 Aug 2009 at 11:49 pm #

    @Gigi, zice:

    Not Found (aka 404)

    You’re looking for something that does not, has not, will not, might not or must not exist …

    … but you’re always welcome to search for it.

  6. Gigi de la Scularie 31 Aug 2009 at 1:08 am #

    :) ) Profund….

    http://www.torrentz.com/search?q=antichrist

  7. Gigi de la Scularie 31 Aug 2009 at 1:10 am #

    “You’re looking for something that does not, has not, will not, might not or must not exist …

    … but you’re always welcome to search for it.”

    Adica Dumnezeu?….

    Hm…ciudat…

  8. bogdan t. 31 Aug 2009 at 9:22 am #

    la multi ani, dragos, ca ieri n-am avut posibilitatea sa-ti spun!

  9. dragos bucurenci 31 Aug 2009 at 6:19 pm #

    multumesc!

  10. bogdan t. 03 Sep 2009 at 10:08 am #

    am si eu o curiozitate, dragos. cate din dorintele enumerate ti s-au implinit de ziua ta? presupun ca macar cina cu penelope cruz ….

    p.s. in afara de cele deja bifate pana la ziua ta, bineinteles

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