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“To Tirzah” by William Blake [w/ Audio]
Whate'er is Born of Mortal Birth
Must be consumed with the Earth
To rise from Generation free:
Then what have I to do with thee?
The Sexes sprung from Shame & Pride,
Blow'd in the morn; in evening died;
But Mercy chang'd Death to Sleep;
The Sexes rose to work & weep.
Thou, Mother of my Mortal part,
With cruelty didst mould my Heart,
And with false self-deceiving tears
Didst bind my Nostrils, Eyes, & Ears:
Didst close my Tongue in senseless clay,
And me to Mortal Life betray.
The Death of Jesus set me free:
Then what have I to do with thee?
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DAILY PHOTO: Immaculate Conception Church of Panjim
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DAILY PHOTO: Church of St. Paul, Malacca
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DAILY PHOTO: Annai Vailankanni Church, Pottery Town
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DAILY PHOTO: Gergeti Trinity Church, Stepantsminda
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DAILY PHOTO: Churches of Mussoorie
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BOOKS: “Sweet Hunter” by Teresa of Avila; Trans. by Dana Delibovi
Sweet Hunter: The Complete Poems of St. Teresa of Ávila by St. TeresaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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This is a bilingual collection of the poems of Teresa of Avila, one of history’s most influential Christian mystics, newly translated by Dana Delibovi. The collection contains about thirty poems, some ecstatic and some philosophic, in both English the original Spanish.
The book also offers an overall introduction and commentaries on each of the five sections by which the poems are grouped. This provides the reader, particularly a neophyte to the history and theology that inform these poems — such as myself — with background useful to better experiencing the poems. I do enjoy bilingual editions even when they are in a source language that I don’t read because they do allow some insight into rhyme, metering, and other considerations of sound. One can observe to what degree the translator emulates form, even if one remains ignorant of the degree to which meaning is captured.
I enjoyed this collection. If you are interested in the poetry of Christian mystics, I’d recommend you give it a read.
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