| Moths | Mole |
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| The leaded window opened |
Staré okno otvorené, |
| to move the dancing candle flame | na sviečkach krepčia plamene |
| And the first Moths of summer | A prvé letné mole |
| suicidal came. | prišli samovražedne. |
| 5 And a new breeze chattered | 5 A nový vánok o máji, |
| in its May-bud tenderness --- | o kvetoch nám šepkal nežne --- |
| Sending water-lilies sailing | Lekná na plavbu vyslal |
| as she turned to get undressed. | keď zobliekla sa, chrbtom ku mne. |
| And the long night awakened | V sľubnom mesiaci Jari, |
| 10 and we soared on powdered wings --- | 10 keď dlhá noc precitla |
| Circling our tomorrows | K ďalšiemu dnu sme vzlietli |
| in the wary month of Spring. | na poprášených krídlach --- |
| Chasing shadows slipping | Tiene v zázračnej lampe |
| in a magic lantern slide --- | hnali sa cvalom hrozným --- |
| 15 Creatures of the candle | 15 To tie malé tvory pri sviečke |
| on a night-light-ride. | na jazde za svetlom nočným. |
| Dipping and weaving --- flutter | Cez oko zlatej ihly |
| through the golden needle's eye | preplietli sa a kmitali --- |
| in our haystack madness. Butterfly-stroking | Na jarných vlnách plávali si |
| 20 on a Spring-tide high. | 20 a my v sene sme vyvádzali. |
| Life's too long (as the Lemming said) | Život je príliš dlhý (povedal lumík a skočil z brál) |
| as the candle burned and the Moths were wed. | a sviečka horela a molí pár svadbu mal. |
| And we'll all burn together as the wick grows higher -- | A všetci spolu vzplanieme, tak ako knôt rastie -- |
| before the candle's dead. | a ešte predtým, než sviečka dokoná. |
| 25 The leaded window opened | 25 Staré okno otvorené, |
| to move the dancing candle flame. | na sviečkach krepčia plamene |
| And the first moths of summer | A prvé letné mole |
| suicidal came | prišli samovražedne, |
| to join in the worship | aby pridali sa k obradu, |
| 30 of the light that never dies | 30 uctili svetlo nehynúce |
| in a moment's reflection | v chvíľkovom odraze, |
| of two moths spinning in her eyes. | dve mole v jej oku krúžiace. |
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