Comments on: Octavian Paler – We’ve got time

By: didi

didi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:51:13 +0000

Absolutely! Edited it, thanks very much!

By: Yannis Daglis

Yannis Daglis — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:00:53 +0000

Dear Didi,

“We only haven’t got time for a bit of tenderness
When just about to make time for it, we dye.”

I assume that it’s “we die” (?)

Yannis

By: didi

didi — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:56:52 +0000

You’re absolutely right, Yannis! It doesn’t stop us from wishing and it certainly shouldn’t stop us from giving it a try. Worth putting some effort into it

Thanks for “following”!

By: Yannis Daglis

Yannis Daglis — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:01:55 +0000

Well, you know, this is a most difficult “art”: to apply grand truths in your daily routine. Of course not trying at all is The Grand Mistake. It is absolutely worth giving it an extra effort!

Thank you Didi! And: I am not just stopping by, I am “following” your blog.

Yannis

By: didi

didi — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:45:42 +0000

Hi Yannis, thanks for stopping by Glad you enjoyed the poem, it’s one of my favourites. It does make sense, I just wish we applied it to every-day life.

By: Yannis Daglis

Yannis Daglis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:40 +0000

This is indeed an excellent poem!

Thank you for translating and sharing

Yannis

By: didi

didi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:35:24 +0000

Thanks very much! To be honest, I expected some of Paler’s poems to be translated into English, but not many of them actually are. We should be working on this!

Good luck with the “Poetry Week”, I’d love to hear how it went

By: mvs

mvs — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:59:02 +0000

A nice translation. Are there any other poems by Paler translated into English?

P.S.:It’s “Poetry Week” at my school… I might use your translation during the literature class.