RIP Seamus Heaney

[ivan]

his translation of a classic passage:

 

"wise sir, do not grieve

it is always better to avenge dear ones

than to indulge in mourning

for every one of us living in this world

means waiting for our end

let he who can achieve glory before death

when a warrior is gone

that will be his best and only bulwark"

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/30/uk-heaney-death-idUKBRE97T0CT20130830

[Crux]

via text message(!) his last words: “Noli timere”

 

Edited September 5, 2013 by Crux