Βασισμένο στο “Απολείπειν ο θεός Αντώνιον” από τον τόμο Ποιήματα 1897-19
Suddenly the night has grown colderThe god of love preparing to departAlexandra hoisted on his shoulderThey slip between the sentries of the heart
Upheld by the simplicities of pleasureThey gain the light, they formlessly entwineAnd radiant beyond your widest measureThey fall among the voices and the wine
It’s not a trick, your senses all deceivingA fitful dream, the morning will exhaustSay goodbye to Alexandra leavingThen say goodbye to Alexandra lost
Even though she sleeps upon your satinEven though she wakes you with a kissDo not say the moment was imaginedDo not stoop to strategies like this
As someone long prepared for this to happenGo firmly to the window. Drink it inExquisite music. Alexandra laughingYour first commitments tangible again
And you who had the honor of her eveningAnd by that honor had your own restoredSay goodbye to Alexandra leavingAlexandra leaving with her lord
Even though she sleeps upon your satinEven though she wakes you with a kissDo not say the moment was imaginedDo not stoop to strategies like this
As someone long prepared for the occasionIn full command of every plan you wreckedDo not choose a coward’s explanationThat hides behind the cause and the effect
And you who were bewildered by a meaningWhose code was broken, crucifix uncrossedSay goodbye to Alexandra leavingThen say goodbye to Alexandra lost
Say goodbye to Alexandra leavingThen say goodbye to Alexandra lost
