New departures

desires and sensations - deseos y sensaciones

'I sit in a mood of reverie.
I brought to Art desires and sensations:
things half-glimpsed,
faces or lines, certain indistinct memories
of unfulfilled love affairs. Let me submit to Art:
Art knows how to shape forms of Beauty,
almost imperceptibly completing life,
blending impressions, blending day with day.'

C.P. Cavafy:  I’ve Brought to Art

 

Translated by Edmund Keeley/Philip Sherrard

C.P. Cavafy, Collected Poems. Translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard. Edited by George Savidis. Revised Edition. Princeton University Press, 1992

Me siento y medito.

He dado al Arte deseos, sensaciones, 

ciertos entrevistos
rostros o líneas, la insegura imagen
de amores incompletos. Dejad que a él me entregue.
El Arte sabe dar forma a la Belleza,
con toque imperceptible completando la vida
combinando impresiones, combinando los días.

Versión de José Ángel Valente

glimpses