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2010-12-10

I Had No Time To Hate - Emily Dickinson on 180th birthday

I had no time to Hate -
Because
The Grave would hinder Me -
And Life was not so
Ample I
Could finish - Enmity -

Nor had I time to Love -
But since
Some Industry must be -
The little Toil of Love -
I thought
Be large enough for Me -


(em português)

Para o Ódio nunca tive –
Tempo –
pois que a Morte espreita –
E a vida nunca foi
tanta
Que uma Aversão se acabasse.

Nem tempo tive de Amar –
Ocupar-me
Era preciso –
Do amor o simples Trabalho –
Como achei –
Que Me bastava.


Tradução de Jorge de Sena

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886)


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