The Waste Land (T.S. Eliot)
The Waste Land
April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
زمين باير
فروردين ظالمترين ماه است، مي پرود
ياسهاي بنفش را از زمين مرده، مي اميزد
خاطره و خواستِه، مي تكاند
ريشهاي راكد را با باران بهاري.
فروردين ظالمترين ماه است، مي پرود
ياسهاي بنفش را از زمين مرده، مي اميزد
خاطره و خواستِه، مي تكاند
ريشهاي راكد را با باران بهاري.
I thought I’d try my hand at English to Persian.
I have always enjoyed Eliot’s work and The wasteland is a superb example of how he can take the most basic concept and elevate it to true poetic majesty – Eliot was of course talking thru the tradition of Chaucer and the strength of his Anglican faith with all its mystery. The more I read him the more I am in awe..
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