Scots Translation and Poetry by George T. Watt for Tartan Day 2020
The Last Bard o Scotland Translation by George T. Watt, frae the original by Joseph Charles MacKenzie Watters o...
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A Poem Celebrating Tartan Day and 700th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath
Read by George T. Watt The Scrieve fae Arbroath Non enim propter gloriam, diuicias aut honores pugnamus set...
‘Im Fruhling’ (‘In Spring’) by Ernst Schulze, and Other Translations by David B. Gosselin
Im Fruhling (In Spring) by Ernst Schulze (1789-1817) I sit here lonely on a hill Where skies are clear...
A Translation of ‘Hector and Andromache’ by Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805)
translation by Jonathan Shoulta Andromache Will you, my Hector, forever go away to where with unmatched hands Achilles makes...
‘Love’s Wisdom’ by Roland Holst (1888-1976), translated by Leo Zoutewelle
translated by Leo Zoutewelle To you my word will be reproached as lie, Maliciously: “who left you so maligned, In...
‘Description of the Fountain of the Thorn at the Royal Site of Aranjuez’ by María Rosa Gálvez de Cabrera (1768-1806)
Aranjuez (ar-ON-wess) has been one of the estates of the royal family of Spain. It is near Madrid and the...
‘Three Things’ (‘Tres Cosas’) by Baltasar del Alcázar
translations by Alan Steinle Translator's Note: This poem (“Tres cosas”) was originally written in Spanish by Baltasar del Alcázar (1525-1606)....
Winners of 2020 Poetry Translation Competition Announced
Thank you to everyone who participated! The quality of submitted translations continues to rise. First Place ($100 Prize): Margaret...
‘The Lorelei’ by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)
translation by Anna Leader I do not know what it might bode That I should be so sad, A...
Three Translations of the Poetry of Jean Froissart, by Margaret Coats
Translator's note: The following consists of three poems by Jehan (or Jean) Froissart (c.1335–c.1410), translated not very literally but as...
‘Carol’ by Stanisław Grochowiak, Translated by Leo Yankevich
Carol They come slowly—loiter, you might say, Some with olive oil splashed on their bums, Others with enormous crooked thumbs,...
Five Translations of Aesop’s Fables (from Phaedrus, First Century AD Latin Poet)
Translations by Terry L. Norton. Original Latin by Phaedrus follows each. The Red Kite and the Doves When doves had...
‘Black Cat’: Derived from ‘Schwarze Katze’ by Rainer Maria Rilke
Black Cat a poem derived from "Schwarze Katze" by Rainer Maria Rilke, as translated by Martin Hill Ortiz A crash!...
‘Mailied’ by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Translated and Read by David B. Gosselin
Mailied by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) How brightly nature Shines this morning! What radiant sun! How the fields sing!...
A Poem by Michelangelo, ‘The Woman Who Passed Me’ by Charles Baudelaire: Translations by Michael Coy
He Wishes to Immortalise His Mistress by Michelangelo Buonarroti How is it, ma mignonne, (as we all know) that figures...
A Reading of Petrarch’s Sonnet No. 7, in Italian
This recording was made by M. P. Lauretta for the Southend Poetry Group in August 2019. Sonetto n....
A Translation from Goethe’s Roman Elegies V
Here stand I happ’ly on classical grounds, inspired; the voices speak distinctly in enchanted tone from worlds of today...
Translations of ‘Quiet Night Pondering’ by Li Bai and a Nostradamus Quatrain, Dedicated to Hong Kong Protesters, by Evan Mantyk
. Quiet Night Pondering by Li Bai (701-762) A bed before the bright moonlight. Does frost below lie on these...
2020 Poetry Translation Competition
"But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest thoughts in the choicest...
A Translation of ‘Evening Stroll’ by P.C. Boutens
Evening Stroll by P.C. Boutens (1870-1943), written in The Hague in 1909, translated by Leo Zoutewelle We wandered much too...
‘Adiutor Laborantium’ and ‘Noli Pater’ by Colum Cille, Translated by T.M. Moore
Translator's Note: "Adiutor Laborantium" is an Irish poem attributed to Colum Cille (521-597), founder of the monastic community on Iona....
Translation of Gottfried von Strassburg’s ‘Tristan’ Prologue
Translation by Matthew Wildermuth Note: In the time of its composition—the first decade of the 13th century—Tristan was already a...
A Translation of ‘In the Evening’ by Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827)
translation from Italian by Luigi Pagano Maybe because you are the image of eternal peace O evening, you are welcomed...
A Poem from the Soviet Union, by Ryhor Krushyna
Translated by Ihar Kazak At the door it seems I hear The stomping of evil strangers. This has been...
Two Translations from German by Charles Eager
Anonymous (12th Century), 'Du bist mein' ('You are mine') I am yours and you, mine are; Of this ought you be...
Translation of ‘Farewell to the Royal Gardens at Aranjuez’ by Gálvez
Translation by Martin Hill Ortiz Farewell to the Royal Gardens at Aranjuez by María Rosa Gálvez de Cabrera of Spain (1768-1806)...
Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion (A Rhyming Poetry Translation)
. The Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion ( 蘭亭集序; Lántíngjí Xu), from the 4th century AD,...
A Translation of ‘The Lake’ by Alphonse de Lamartine
Translation by Michael Coy The Lake Thus, ever driven onward to new shores, borne constantly away, Can we never, in...
Odysseus Strings His Bow: Translation of Homer by Mike Solot
The Odyssey, 21.388-22.125, translated with an eye on Homer's instinctively cinematic style. by Mike Solot The cowherd, Philoetius, quickly but...
A Translation of ‘Snow in Spring’ by Han Yu (768–824)
Translated by Jarek Zawadzki Upon the New Year's Day no fragrant flowers came out, Not till the second month did...
‘Politician or Poet’ and Other Translations of Ryhor Krushyna’s Poetry
Politician or Poet When in one’s soul the politician calls forth – The poet’s voice withers and comes to naught....
Two Autumn Poems
Autumn Wind by Yuan Xi, translated by Jennifer Zeng and Damian Robin From far off, Autumn wind runs at us...
Two Translations from German by David Gosselin
Death Is the Cooling Night by Heinrich Heine Death is the cooling night, Life is the sultry day, But now...
‘The Ballad of Mulan’: A Rhyming Translation
Translation by Evan Mantyk "The Ballad of Mulan" was written in the sixth century about a legendary warrior, Hua Mulan,...
Two Translations of the Poetry of Ryhor Krushyna
Translations from Belarusian by the poet's son Ihar Kazak. The Explosion May mayhem never strike our good Earth; The...
A Translation of Sappho’s ‘Old Age Poem’ by J. Simon Harris
Translator's Preliminary Note This is an original translation of a poem by Sappho (630-580 BC), traditionally known as the “old...
Two Translations of the Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, by Leo Yankevich
The Lord’s Supper They’re gathered round, astonished, full of dread, round him who like a wise man must decide, and...
A Translation of André Chénier’s ‘Elegy XX’ by Douglas Thornton
Born at Constantinople in 1762 of a French father and Greek mother, André Chénier grew up in pre-revolutionary France and studied...
A Translation of ‘Longing’ by Friedrich Schiller
Translation by David B. Gosselin If I from this darkened valley Where the gloomy vapors creep Might by some...
Three Poems by Mikhail Yu. Lermontov, Translated by Don Mager
All poems translated from Russian. The Rock A gold cloud rested the whole night Upon the breast of a huge...
No, that totally escaped my notice. I just assumed that the first part dealt with the existence of divinities, while…
Thanks for reading and commenting, Gerard. These creatures in the deep ocean trenches are indeed denizens of the planet out…
Not many things are worse than a phony sense of being, but many persons have no fear of falling. Good…
Some members of my family, Adam, would tell you that I've got my head in the clouds. Some circulocutions come…
There's a first time for everything, Rachel. Alliteration is as old as poetry, but if you thought (felt) that in…
