T. S. Eliot
Death by water
Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
And the profit and loss.
A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
He passed the stages of his age and youth
Entering the whirlpool.
Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall
[ as you.
A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
He passed the stages of his age and youth
Entering the whirlpool.
Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall
[ as you.
Morte por água
Flebas, o Fenício, morto há quinze dias,
Esqueceu o grito das gaivotas e o marulho das vagas
E os lucros e prejuízos.
Uma corrente submarina
Roeu-lhe os ossos em surdina. Enquanto subia e
[ descia
Ele evocava as cenas de sua maturidade e juventude
Até que ao torvelinho sucumbiu.
Gentio ou judeu
Ó tu que o leme giras e avistas onde o vento se
[ origina,
Considera a Flebas, que foi um dia alto e belo como
[ tu.
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