"Cædmon’s Hymn
Now let us hail · Heavenkingdom’s keeper
Measurer’s grace · and His mind’s design
work of the Gloryfather · who wondrously wrought
the origin of All · Everlasting Lord
how Mankind’s Guardian · made for his children
Heaven to roof them · Holy Maker
and Almighty One · who after fashioned
this middle earth · for mortal men"
--tr Rahul Gupta
"This
narrow sign between walls
the impassable-true
Upward and Back
to the heart-bright future.
There.
Syllable-
mole, sea-
coloured, far out
into the unnavigated."
— Paul Celan (translated by Michael Hamburger) (via @isidro_li
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