Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

17 February 1836 - 22 December 1870 / Seville

Rimas X

Los invisibles atomos del aire
En derredor palpitan y se inflaman;
El cielo se deshace en rayos de oro;
La tierra se estremece alborozada;
Oigo flotando en olas de armonia
Rumor de besos y batir de alas;
Mis parpados se cierran... ?Que sucede?
--!Es el amor que pasa!

Mrs. Ward's translation:

The viewless atoms of the air
Around me palpitate and burn,
All heaven dissolves in gold, and earth
Quivers with new-found joy.
Floating on waves of harmony I hear
A stir of kisses, and a sweep of wings;
Mine eyelids close--'What pageant nears?'
''Tis Love that passes by!'
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