Long Pena Poems

MICHELANGELO: Modern English Translations

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is considered by many experts to be the greatest artist and sculptor of all time. These are modern English translations of his poems and epigrams by Michael R. Burch.



SONNET:...

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Well, it all started when
Jim Beam bet Jack Daniels
that Captain Morgan
couldn't go out
and get himself
some Wild Turkey.
Old Fashioned, like Old Granddad,
Captain Morgan like some of you,
really enjoys his Southern Comfort.
But mostly in the form of...

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In ancient looms of my homeland,
Fairies once shuttled across threads of rainbows
Weaving folklores of gods and goddesses.

Our tapestry needed no haberdashery of
Brabubahanas and Chitrngadas or a vijay panchali,
For no tantric-needle knitted our folktales.

I want to...

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Farther and more beautiful

On top of the success is more beautiful:
from the top you see yourself further away
It's there that I have many people.
They want to live.

It's Fact: further and more beautiful
the top is further:
it...

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English verse

Come to me heart open;
Appearantly your hopen;
For one to come your way;
Mr. Prince Charming;
Oh! My  Lady, my, my my, Senora

You're speical and impart;
The only one for my heart;
For you're the one lady;
Miss Queen...

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Piedade das pessoas Felizes

Ninguém tem pena das pessoas felizes. As pessoas adoram ter angústias, inseguranças, dúvidas existenciais dilacerantes, porque é isso que funciona na nossa sociedade. 
As pessoas com problemas são sempre mais interessantes. 
E,...

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Letting us go on
As single lost souls
Is just a challengeof life
Never again to be husband and wife

Do you ever look around
To see where we are
A couple of mountains between us
Wearing the same scar

Years will heal...

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The Town of Sintra, Portugal

A tourist attraction, a lovable town
With its twisting and turning roads and lanes
Gardens where Eucalyptus and fur have grown
A town that past glory maintains

The mountainous terrains like ups and downs of...

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This is to all you lovely folks, who have become such an important part of my life, 
although I'd like to single out a few special folks- Sharon Weimer- everyone's No. 
1 favorite poet and...

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(18/09/2011)

Love is identical with couples
Paper spread its space when the pen needs to settle a scribble
When the dust get bored, wind will show-up and blow
When the sun is stressed, rain will come as thunders brattle
When...

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Aun asi valio la pena hacer lo necesario para estar contigo
en hora buena valio la pena llegar hacer mas que tu amigo
quizas el final fue fatal casi terminaba ahogado en un canal
pero no cambiaria todas...

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I'm happy when....Christy is feeling Hardy....when Heidie buys something she 
enjoys...when Jack reeds all the good comments on his work...when Ruby's Mets 
win...when Patricia laughs at the movie "The Addams family Tree"...when Sandra 
cruises the...

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Simultâneo com o Ministério Do Trabalho no Curso on line – Português Básico para o Mundo do Trabalho – Acesse aqui - http://escola.trabalho.gov.br/…/comunicacao-escrita-para-o…/ 
ACONTECE O CURSO DE TÉCNICAS DE PERSUASÃO E LINGUAGEM CORPORAL PARA NEGÓCIOS.

Gratuito...

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Liberte o sonho e a obra vai surgir! 

O sonho derruba
derruba a cobertura de mármore que esconde o rosto do sucesso! 
O sonho faz surgir o seu sucesso – sucesso da felicidade e dos negócios!...

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Se que El amor ni el perdón 
Se compra con un simple regalo
Pero se puede expresar con el 
Corazón en la mano. 

Quizás estas palabras que quisiera
Decirte hoy no las puedas leer en una 
Tarjeta...

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Hordas aéreas
De corderos sin pena
Girando sin tregua
Hasta que entre mareos
Se dan cuenta
De su existencia

Usted les observa
Suavidad en trozos
Graniza con gracia
En diferentes tonos
Repentinos aromas
Le recuerdan la costa
Y aquella balada
Que diluvia, pura y casta
Sus sentidos trabajando
Le hacen...

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Aunque tu no me ames yo siempre te amaré
aunque me desprecies yo siempre te quedré
y si llegas a irte lejos de mi yo te esperaré
pues aunque tu no lo sepas yo siempre te cuidaré

 
Se...

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Seems like my world
Is shattering beneath my feet
The phone rings constantly
Heart racing with each beat

Sorrow, heartache
The loss of a friend
I want to walk with someone
Till there is no end

My mind is exploding 
With so much...

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Wishing I was home,
In my easy chair all alone,
No one near to bother me,
No worry or stress, my mind is free.

But here I am at work,
Having to smile at some jerk,
Between us there is no...

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Desejo

Um desejo profundo
que escuto muito:
as pessoas querem
criar um mundo 
onde haja espaço para todos, 
onde se acorda de manhã 
e sabe 
que vale a pena e merece. 

Se esse é seu propósito de vida
Faça um...

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I stepped into the shower today
But before I could turn the water on
My tears had filled the bathtub
For the baby that is long gone

For many years I've looked at children
Trying simply to forget
My one true...

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Nos dias em que tudo vale a pena, 
E em que as árvores 
São diferentes, 
A vida é tão agitada 
Que afinal não dá
que contar mais, 
então eu prevejo, 
com olhos anormais, 
as coisas imprevistas...

Eu...

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Please tell me
For I have forgot
Every time you kissed me
Every flower you bought

Did we hold hands
Sleep in the same bed
Plan a future together
Love until we're dead

Please forgive me
For I remember not
Alzheimer's took my love for...

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Sorria!

Eu quero te pedir: 
Domingo ou terça 
– sempre, 
segunda ou quinta, 
sábado ou sexta 
AH a quarta feira!
Sorria,
Sorria!
Faça do seu sorriso
um presente para o mundo. 

Sorria!
Não coloque limites em si mesma. 
Não leve as...

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