This website is using cookies

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website. 

Illyés Gyula: The leaning sail (Dőlt vitorla in English)

Portre of Illyés Gyula

Dőlt vitorla (Hungarian)

Recseg, megdől a rúd, a hosszú

      vitorlarúd,

kaszálja szinte a habot, míg

      a bárka - fut!

 

Árbóc s vitorla, nézd, előre

      mikor repűl

leggyőztesebben? Amikor leg-

      mélyebbre dűl!



Uploaded byP. T.
Source of the quotationhttp://mek.niif.hu

The leaning sail (English)

The creaking mast heels over,
 
     that long and slender mast,
 
it seems to reap the foam as
 
     the boat runs true and fast!
 
 
Observe that mast and sail and
 
     that flight upon the lake.
 
When is a win most likely?
 
     When deepest is the rake!



Uploaded byLeslie A. Kery
Source of the quotationKery, Leslie A.

minimap