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Last Night as I was Sleeping
Antonio Machado
Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt – marvellous error! –
that a spring was breaking
out in my heart
I said: Along which secret aqueduct
Oh water, are you coming to me,
water of a new life
that I have never drunk?Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt – marvellous error! –
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt – marvellous error! –
that a fiery sun was giving
light inside my heart.
It was fiery because I felt,
warmth as from a hearth,
and sun because it gave light
and brought tears to my eyes.Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt – marvellous error! –
That it was God I had
here inside my heart.Translation: Robert Bly
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