Oracion por Antonio Machado

Oracion por Antonio Machado Misterioso y silencioso iba una y otra vez. Su mirada era tan profunda que apenas se podia ver. Cuando hablaba tenia un dejo de timidez y de altivez, y la luz de sus pensamientos casi siempre se veía arder. Era luminoso y profundo como hombre de buena fe. Fuera pastor de mil leones y de corderos a la vez. Conduciría tempestades o traería un panal de miel. Las maravillas de la vida y del amor y del placer cantaba en versos profundo cuyo secreto era de el. Montado en un raro Pegaso un día al imposible fue. Ruego por Antonio a mis dioses. Ellos le salven siempre. Amén. English Translation Antonio Machado Wrapped in silence, secret-shy, Once and again he wandered by. From such depth his glances came One could hardly see them flame. When he spoke his accent would express Timidity and haughtiness, And nearly always one could see His thoughts shining radiantly. His faith was rooted on firm ground; He used to be luminous and profound. In the same flock shepherded Lambs and lions he might have led; He could have driven rambling gales, Or brought honeycombs of tales. The wonders of love and life and pleasure Were his to sing in a magic measure,- In verses whose meaning was hidden deep, Whose secret lay in his soul's keep. He mounted a rare wing's hose one day I pray to my Gods for Antonio: May they keep him from all woe. Amen.