Piros vérét rózsán látom, Szeme a csillagokban lángra gyúl, Ő ragyog az örök hóhatáron, S könnye az égből hull. Arcát látom, hol virág van, Mennydörgés és madárdal hallatszik, - Az ő hangja! És vésett sziklákban Írott szavát őrzik. Övé minden fáradt ösvény, Szíve dobban a tengert kavarva, Koronája ott van minden tüskén, S keresztje minden fa. Joseph Mary Plunkett (1879-1916) I See His Blood upon the Rose I see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his eyes, His body gleams amid eternal snows, His tears fall from the skies.
I see his face in every flower; The thunder and the singing of the birds Are but his voice -- and carven by his power Rocks are his written words.
All pathways by his feet are worn, His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea, His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn, His cross is every tree. |