UN PLENO de cigarras tiene el campo.
- ¿Qué dices, Marco Aurelio,
de estas viejas filósofas del llano?
¡Pobre es tu pensamiento!
Corre el agua del río mansamente.
- ¡Oh Sócrates! ¿Qué ves
en el agua que va a la amarga muerte?
¡Pobre y triste es tu fe!
Se deshojan las rosas en el lodo.
-¡Oh dulce Juan de Dios!
¿Qué ves en estos pétalos gloriosos?
¡Chico es tu corazón!
Translation into English:
QUESTIONS
A plenum of cicadas sits in a field.
What do you say, Marcus Aurelius,
of these old philosophers of the plain?
Well, your thought is poor.
The river water runs gentle.
Oh Socrates! What do you see
in the water that goes to sharp death?
Your faith is poor and sad.
The rose leaves fall in the mud.
Oh sweet John of God!
What do you see in these glorious petals?
Your heart is a tiny one!
What do you say, Marcus Aurelius,
of these old philosophers of the plain?
Well, your thought is poor.
The river water runs gentle.
Oh Socrates! What do you see
in the water that goes to sharp death?
Your faith is poor and sad.
The rose leaves fall in the mud.
Oh sweet John of God!
What do you see in these glorious petals?
Your heart is a tiny one!
Dedicated to IPTS Workshop experts
