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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Still true

 

 

I was reminded today of a poem I wrote on the 13th of February 2013 – Mai bine tac, Better I keep silent – and I’ve decided to translate it and post it here.

 

Mai bine tac Better I keep silent

 

M-ai iubit încă de la început,

You’ve loved me from the beginning,

Nu Te-ai uitat la mine că eram doar lut.

You didn’t care that I was only clay,

Visele mele goale, de Tine le-ai umplut

You’ve filled my empty dreams with Yourself,

Și pașii mei desculți pe Calea Ta i-ai vrut.

And my barefoot steps You’ve wanted on Your Way.

 

Că toate mă strigau 'napoi nu Ți-a păsat,

You didn’t care that everything was calling me to turn back,

Că tot priveam în urmă nu Te-a descurajat,

You were not discouraged that I kept looking behind,

M-ai curățit ca pentru prima oară de câte ori păcatul m-a pătat

Every time sin stained me You’ve cleansed me as if it was the first time,

Și cu ochi noi m-ai privit de câte ori m-am lepădat.

And You’ve watched me with renewed gaze every time I’ve betrayed You.

 

Că eu voiam să-mi fie soare când aveam nevoie de ploi,

That I wanted sunshine when I needed rain,

Că eu voiam să-mi fie pace când trebuia să lupt în război,

That I wanted peace in the middle of fighting a war,

Că aveam inima plină de lume și ochii de Tine goi:

That my heart was filled with the world and my eyes empty of You:

Nu Te-a oprit nimic să vii după mine-n noroi.

None of that stopped You from coming after me in the mud.

 

Acum să-Ți spun că Te iubesc? - mai bine tac...

And now, should I tell You ‘I love You?’ Better I keep silent…

Nu-mi pasă oricât doare voia Ta s-o fac

I don’t care how much it hurts to do Your will,

Și orice legătură cu lumea mi-o desfac,

I untie everything that ties me to this world,

Nu-mi trebuie veșminte-mpărătești, Te pot urma și-n sac.

I don’t need kingly robes, I can follow You even in sackcloth.

 

Bat Melech בת מלך

 Cristina כריסטינה

 

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