Cancin de Grisstomo Grisstomo Ya que quieres, cruel, que se publique, de lengua en lengua y de una en otra gente, del spero

rigor tuyo la fuerza, har que el mesmo infierno comunique al triste pecho mo un son doliente, con que el uso comn de mi oz tuerza! Y al par de mi deseo, que se esfuerza a decir mi dolor y tus haza"as, de la espantable oz ir el acento, y en l mezcladas, por mayor tormento, pedazos de las mseras entra"as! #scucha, pues, y presta atento odo, no al concertado son, sino al r$ido que de lo hondo de mi amargo pecho, lle ado de un forzoso des aro, por gusto mo sale y tu despecho! #l rugir del len, del lobo fiero el temeroso aullido, el silbo horrendo de escamosa serpiente, el espantable baladro de algn monstruo, el agorero graznar de la corne%a, y el estruendo del iento contrastado en mar instable& del ya encido toro el implacable bramido, y de la iuda tortolilla el sentible arrullar& el triste canto del en idiado bho, con el llanto de toda la infernal negra cuadrilla, salgan con la doliente nima fuera, mezclados en un son, de tal manera que se confundan los sentidos todos, pues la pena cruel que en m se halla para contalla pide nue os modos!

'ong of Chrysostom (ranslated by Google 'ince you, cruel, to be published, from language to language and one in other people, the harsh rigor force yours, ) *ill communicate the hell +esmo the chest mine a sad are suffering, *ith the common use of my oice t*ist! ,nd the pair of my desire, *hich stri es to say my pain and your deeds, the dread oice *ill be the focus, and mi-ed in him, by greater torment, pieces of the *retched *omb! .isten, then, and pro ides attenti e ear, are not the concerted, but the noise that from the depths of my bitter chest /orced led a delirium, +y taste goes by and your spite! (he roar of the lion, fierce *olf the fearful ho*l, the *histle horrendous of scaly serpent, the frightening 0aladro of a monster, the ominous ca*ing of the cro*, and the noise offshore *ind contrasted unstable& the bull up and relentless bello*s, and the *ido* tortolilla the sentible lull, the sad song en ied the o*l, *ith tears all the blac1 infernal cre*, go out *ith aching soul, are mi-ed in such a *ay confusing the senses all cruel because that is me contalla calls for ne* *ays!

, 'ong of 2espair 0y Chrysostom 'ince then, thy pleasure, cruel maid3 )s that thy rigor and distain 'hould be from clime to clime con ey4d& ,ll 5ell shall aid me to complain3 (he torments of my heart to tell, ,nd thy achie ements to record, +y oice shall raise a dreadful yell, +y bo*els burst at e ery *ord6 (hen listen to the baleful sound (hat issues from my throbbing breast, (hy pride perhaps it may confound, ,nd yield my maddening soul some rest!

, 'ong of 2espair 0y Chrysostom 'ince thou dost in thy cruelty desire (he ruthless rigour of thy tyranny /rom tongue to tongue, from land to land proclaimed, (he ery 5ell *ill ) constrain to lend (his stric1en breast of mine deep notes of *oe (o ser e my need of fitting utterance! ,nd as ) stri e to body forth the tale 8f all ) suffer, all that thou hast done, /orth shall the dread oice roll, and bear along 'hreds from my itals torn for greater pain! (hen listen, not to dulcet harmony, 0ut to a discord *rung by mad despair 8ut of this bosom4s depths of bitterness, (o ease my heart and plant a sting in thine!

.et the sna1e7s hiss and *olf7s dire ho*l, (he bull7s harsh note, the lion7s roar, (he boding cro*, and screeching o*l, (he tempest rattling on the shore, (he monster7s scream, the turtle7s moan, (he shrie1s of the infernal cre*, 0e mingled *ith my dying groan, , concert terrible and ne*3 (he hearer7s senses to appall, ,nd reason from her throne depose& 'uch melody *ill suit the gall (hat from my burning li er flo*s3

(he lion4s roar, the fierce *olf4s sa age ho*l, (he horrid hissing of the scaly sna1e, (he a*esome cries of monsters yet unnamed, (he cro*4s ill9boding croa1, the hollo* moan 8f *ild *inds *restling *ith the restless sea, (he *rathful bello* of the anquished bull, (he plainti e sobbing of the *ido*ed do e, (he en ied o*l4s sad note, the *ail of *oe (hat rises from the dreary choir of 5ell, Commingled in one sound, confusing sense, .et all these come to aid my soul4s complaint, /or pain li1e mine demands ne* modes of song!

2e tanta confusin no las arenas del padre (a%o oirn los tristes ecos, ni del famoso 0etis las oli as6 que all se esparcirn mis duras penas en altos riscos y en profundos huecos, con muerta lengua y con palabras i as& o ya en escuros alles, o en esqui as playas, desnudas de contrato humano, o adonde el sol %ams mostr su lumbre, o entre la enenosa muchedumbre de fieras que alimenta el libio llano& que, puesto que en los pramos desiertos los ecos roncos de mi mal, inciertos, suenen con tu rigor tan sin segundo, por pri ilegio de mis cortos hados, sern lle ados por el ancho mundo! +ata un desdn, atierra la paciencia, o erdadera o falsa, una sospecha& matan los celos con rigor ms fuerte& desconcierta la ida larga ausencia& contra un temor de ol ido no apro echa firme esperanza de dichosa suerte! #n todo hay cierta, ine itable muerte& mas yo, :milagro nunca isto3, i o celoso, ausente, desde"ado y cierto de las sospechas que me tienen muerto& y en el ol ido en quien mi fuego a i o, y, entre tantos tormentos, nunca alcanza mi ista a er en sombra a la esperanza, ni yo, desesperado, la procuro& antes, por estremarme en mi querella, estar sin ella eternamente %uro! ;<udese, por entura, en un instante esperar y temer, o es bien hacello, siendo las causas del temor ms ciertas=

8f such confusion is not the sands (a%o4s father heard the sad echoes, or the famous 0etis oli es6 there *ill spread my barely on high ridges and deep hollo*s, *ith dead language and li ing *ords& or already in #scuros alleys, or elusi e beaches, nude human contract, or *here the sun ne er sho*ed her light, or bet*een the poisonous cro*d of beasts that feeds the .ibyan plain& that since in the desert *astelands hoarse echoes of my poor, uncertain, sound *ith your rigor so *ithout a second, for my short pri ilege of fate, *ill be borne by the *ider *orld! >ill a disdain panic patience, either true or false, a suspect& %ealousy 1ills strictly stronger& baffles life long absence& against a fear of forgetting does not ta1e ad antage firm hope of blissful fate! )n all there are certain ine itable death& 0ut ), miracle ne er seen3, li e %ealous, absent, scorned and some of the suspicions that ha e me dead& and obli ion in *hom my fire , i o and, among many torments, ne er reached my eyes to see the shado* of hope, nor ), in desperation, the try& before, in my complaint estremarme, be *ithout it e er s*ear! ;<udese, perhaps, in an instant

8ld (agus *ith his yello* hair, ,nd 0etis *ith her oli e *reath, 'hall ne er echo such despair, 8r listen to such notes of death, ,s here )7ll utter and repeat, /rom hill to dale, from roc1 to ca e, )n *ilds untrod by human feet, )n dungeons dreary as the gra e! (he beasts of prey that scour the plain, 'hall thy more sa age nature 1no*, (he spacious earth resound my strainl 'uch is the pri ilege of *oe3

?o echoes of that discord shall be heard @here /ather (agus rolls, or on the ban1s 8f oli e9bordered 0etis& to the roc1s 8r in deep ca erns shall my plaint be told, ,nd by a lifeless tongue in li ing *ords& 8r in dar1 alleys or on lonely shores, @here neither foot of man nor sunbeam falls& 8r in among the poison9breathing s*arms 8f monsters nourished by the sluggish ?ile! /or, though it be to solitudes remote (he hoarse ague echoes of my sorro*s sound (hy matchless cruelty, my dismal fate 'hall carry them to all the spacious *orld!

2istain is death, and doubt o7erturns (he patience of the firmest mind& 0ut, %ealousy still fiercer burns .i1e all the flames of hell combined3 (he horrors of that cursed fiend, )n absence to distraction rage, ,nd all the succor hope can lend, (he direful pangs *ill not assuage! 'uch agonies *ill surely 1ill& Yet spite of absence, doubt, and scorn ) li e, a miracle, and still (hose deadly flames *ithin me burn3

2isdain hath po*er to 1ill, and patience dies 'lain by suspicion, be it false or true& ,nd deadly is the force of %ealousy& .ong absence ma1es of life a dreary oid& ?o hope of happiness can gi e repose (o him that e er fears to be forgot& ,nd death, ine itable, *aits in hall! 0ut ), by some strange miracle, li e on , prey to absence, %ealousy, disdain& Aac1ed by suspicion as by certainty& /orgotten, left to feed my flame alone! ,nd *hile ) suffer thus, there comes no ray 8f hope to gladden me ath*art the gloom& ?or do ) loo1 for it in my despair& 0ut rather clinging to a cureless *oe, ,ll hope do ) ab%ure for e ermore! Can there be hope *here fear is= @ere it *ell, @hen far more certain are the grounds of fear=

5ope7s shado* ne7er refresh my ie*, 2espair attends *ith *a1eful strife& (he first, let happier s*ains pursue,

;(engo, si el duro celo est delante, de cerrar estos o%os, si he de ello por mil heridas en el alma abiertas= ;Buin no abrir de par en par las puertas a la desconfianza, cuando mira descubierto el desdn, y las sospechas, :oh amarga con ersin3, erdades hechas, y la limpia erdad uelta en mentira= :8h, en el reino de amor fieros tiranos celos, ponedme un hierro en estas manos3 2ame, desdn, una torcida soga! +as, :ay de m3, que, con cruel itoria, uestra memoria el sufrimiento ahoga! Yo muero, en fin& y, porque nunca espere buen suceso en la muerte ni en la ida, pertinaz estar en mi fantasa! 2ir que a acertado el que bien quiere, y que es ms libre el alma ms rendida a la de amor antigua tirana! 2ir que la enemiga siempre ma hermosa el alma como el cuerpo tiene, y que su ol ido de mi culpa nace, y que, en fe de los males que nos hace, amor su imperio en %usta paz mantiene! Y, con esta opinin y un duro lazo, acelerando el miserable plazo a que me han conducido sus desdenes, ofrecer a los ientos cuerpo y alma, sin lauro o palma de futuros bienes! (, que con tantas sinrazones muestras la razn que me fuerza a que la haga a la cansada ida que aborrezco, pues ya es que te da notorias muestras esta del corazn profunda llaga, de cmo, alegre, a tu rigor me ofrezco,

hope and fear, or *ell hacello, being the most certain causes of fear= 2o ) ha e, if the heat is front dri e, to close these eyes, if ) ha e hair per thousand open *ounds in the soul= @ho does not open *ide the doors to distrust, *hen loo1ing disco ered the contempt and suspicion, Con ersion bitter oh3, (ruths made, really clean and turn into a lie= 8h, in the realm of tyrants fierce lo e %ealousy, put me in such an iron hand3 2ame, disdain, a t*isted rope! 0ut *oe is me, that, *ith cruel ictory, dro*ning your memory suffering! ) die, any*ay, and because it ne er e-pected good success in death or in life, ) *ill be persistent in my fantasy! ) *ill say that you *ant to correct that *ell, and that is rendered free the soul lo e the old tyranny! ) *ill say that the enemy al*ays mine beautiful soul and the body has, and forgetfulness of my guilt is born, and in faith of the ills *e do, %ust lo e his empire in peace remains! ,nd *ith this ie* and a hard lin1, accelerating the *retched term ha e led me to her disdain, the *inds offer body and soul, *ithout laurel or palm of future goods! You, that *ith so many in%ustices samples the reason that forces me to do that the *eary life ) hate, because you see that gi es you noticeable signs

(he last, my consort is for life! Can hope and fear at once pre ail, @hen fear on certainty is fed= (o shut mine eyes *ill not a ail, @hen thunder bursts around my head3 @hen cold distain in nati e die, ,ppears, and falsehood7s cunning lore <er erts the tale of truth, shall ) ,gainst despondence shut the door=

8ught ) to shut mine eyes to %ealousy, )f through a thousand heart9*ounds it appears= @ho *ould not gi e free access to distrust, 'eeing disdain un eiled, andEbitter change3E ,ll his suspicions turned to certainties, ,nd the fair truth transformed into a lie=

8 %ealousy3 lo e7s tyrant lord, ,nd thou, soul9chilling, dire distain3 .end me the dagger and the cord, (hat stab remembrance, strangle pain! ) die bereft of hope in death, Yet still those are the freest souls, C)7ll ouch it *ith my latest breathD @ho lo e7s old tyranny controls! +y fatal enemy is fair, )n body and in mind, )7ll say, ,nd ) ha e earned the *oes )7ll bear6 0y rigor lo e maintains the s*ay!

8h, thou fierce tyrant of the realms of lo e, 8h, Fealousy3 put chains upon these hands, ,nd bind me *ith thy strongest cord, 2isdain! 0ut, *oe is me3 triumphant o er all, +y sufferings dro*n the memory of you! ,nd no* ) die, and since there is no hope 8f happiness for me in life or death, 'till to my fantasy )4ll fondly cling! )4ll say that he is *ise *ho lo eth *ell, ,nd that the soul most free is that most bound )n thraldom to the ancient tyrant .o e! )4ll say that she *ho is mine enemy )n that fair body hath as fair a mind, ,nd that her coldness is but my desert, ,nd that by irtue of the pain he sends .o e rules his 1ingdom *ith a gentle s*ay! (hus, self9deluding, and in bondage sore, ,nd *earing out the *retched shred of life (o *hich ) am reduced by her disdain, )4ll gi e this soul and body to the *inds, ,ll hopeless of a cro*n of bliss in store!

@ith this opinion let me fall , prey, to unrelenting scorn6 ?o fun4ral pomp shall grace my pall, ?o laurel my pale corse adorn! 8 thou3 *hose cruelty and hate (he tortures of my breast proclaim,

si, por dicha, conoces que merezco que el cielo claro de tus bellos o%os en mi muerte se turbe, no lo hagas& que no quiero que en nada satisfagas, al darte de mi alma los despo%os! ,ntes, con risa en la ocasin funesta, descubre que el fin mo fue tu fiesta& mas gran simpleza es a isarte desto, pues s que est tu gloria conocida en que mi ida llegue al fin tan presto! Genga, que es tiempo ya, del hondo abismo (ntalo con su sed& 'sifo enga con el peso terrible de su canto& (icio traya su buitre, y ansimismo con su rueda #gHn no se detenga, ni las hermanas que traba%an tanto& y todos %untos su mortal quebranto trasladen en mi pecho, y en oz ba%a 9si ya a un desesperado son debidas9 canten obsequias tristes, doloridas, al cuerpo a quien se niegue aun la morta%a! Y el portero infernal de los tres rostros, con otras mil quimeras y mil monstros, lle en el doloroso contrapunto& que otra pompa me%or no me parece que la merece un amador difunto! Cancin desesperada, no te que%es cuando mi triste compa"a de%es& antes, pues que la causa do naciste con mi desdicha augmenta su entura, aun en la sepultura no ests triste!

5eart this deep *ound, ho* cheerful ) offer myself to your rigor, if, by that, you 1no* ) deser e the clear s1y of your beautiful eyes at my death be troubled, do not do& ) do not *ant anything that satisfy it, to gi e the remains of my soul! 0efore, *ith laughter on occasion fatal, my ie* that the end *as your party& more great simplicity is *arn desto, ) 1no* that is your glory 1no*n in my life comes to end so soon! Come on, it4s time no*, the deep abyss (antalus *ith his thirst come 'isyphus *ith the terrible *eight of his song& (itius had brought his ulture, and ansimismo #gion *ith its *heel does not stop, or sisters *ho are both& and his deadly grief together mo ing in my chest, and quietly 9)f you are due to a desperate9 sing sad obsequies, sore, the body *ho refuses e en the shroud! ,nd the infernal 1eeper of the three faces, chimeras *ith a thousand and a thousand monsters, bear the painful counterpoint& another bubble seems best not that deser es a deceased lo er! 'ong of 2espair, do not complain lea e *hen my sad company& before, because they do cause you *ere born raises his unhappiness *ith my fortune, e en in the gra e do not be sad!

0ehold ho* *illingly to fate ) offer this de oted frame! )f thou, *hen ) am past all pain 'houldst thin1 my fall deser es a tear, .et not one single drop distain (hose eyes so 1illing and so clear! ?o, rather let thy mirth display (he %oys that in thy bosom flo*& ,h3 need ) bid that heart be gay @hich al*ays triumph4d in my *oe= Come then, for e er barr4d of bliss Ye, *ho *ith ceaseless torment d*ell, ,nd agonizing, ho*l and hiss )n the profoundest shades of hell6 Come, (antalus, *ith raging thirst, 0ring, 'ysiphus, thy rolling stone, Come, (ityus, *ith thy ulture cursed, ?or lea e )-ion rac1ed, alone6 (he toiling sisters too, shall %oin ,nd my sad, solemn dirge repeat, @hen to the gra e my friends consign (hese limbs, denied a *inding sheet& /ierce Ceberus shall clan1 his chain, )n chorus *ith Chimeras dire6 @hat other pomp, *hat other strain, 'hould he *ho dies of lo e require= 0e hush4d my song, complain no more, 8f her *hose pleasure ga e thee birth6 0ut let the sorro*s ) deplore 'leep *ith me in the silent earth!

(hou *hose in%ustice hath supplied the cause (hat ma1es me quit the *eary life ) loathe, ,s by this *ounded bosom thou canst see 5o* *illingly thy ictim ) become, .et not my death, if haply *orth a tear, Cloud the clear hea en that d*ells in thy bright eyes& ) *ould not ha e thee e-piate in aught (he crime of ha ing made my heart thy prey& 0ut rather let thy laughter gaily ring ,nd pro e my death to be thy festi al! /ool that ) am to bid thee3 *ell ) 1no* (hy glory gains by my untimely end! ,nd no* it is the time& from 5ell4s abyss Come thirsting (antalus, come 'isyphus 5ea ing the cruel stone, come (ityus @ith ulture, and *ith *heel )-ion come, ,nd come the sisters of the ceaseless toil& ,nd all into this breast transfer their pains, ,nd Cif such tribute to despair be dueD Chant in their deepest tones a doleful dirge 8 er a corse un*orthy of a shroud! .et the three9headed guardian of the gate, ,nd all the monstrous progeny of hell, (he doleful concert %oin6 a lo er dead +ethin1s can ha e no fitter obsequies! .ay of despair, grie e not *hen thou art gone /orth from this sorro*ing heart6 my misery 0rings fortune to the cause that ga e thee birth& (hen banish sadness e en in the tomb!