Love Liebe Amor L'amore Amor Aşk 爱

Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.

And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. ||||||||||||||ramybė|| And with a great voice he said:

When love beckons to you, follow him, ||kviečia|||| ||te llama|||| Когда любовь манит тебя, следуй за ним,

Though his ways are hard and steep.

And when his wings enfold you yield to him, ||||te envuelven||cede|| И когда его крылья распахнутся, ты уступишь ему,

Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. ||||||plumas de las alas|||

And when he speaks to you believe in him,

Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. ||||destroza|||||||destruye|||

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. ||||||||||||poda

Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, |||asciende|||||acaricia||más tiernas||||||

So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. ||||||||||||aferrándose|||

Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. |manojos||||reúne|||a sí mismo

He threshes you to make you naked. |te golpea|te||||

He sifts you to free you from your husks. |separa|||||||cáscaras

He grinds you to whiteness. |muele|||blancura

He kneads you until you are pliant; |amasar|||||maleable

And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast. |||asigna|||||||||||||||

All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart. ||||||te harán||||||||||||||||||||

But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,

Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor, ||||||||||desnudez||||||trilla del amor|

Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. ||sin estaciones|||||||||||||||||||

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. ||nieko|||||||| ||nada||||||||

Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; |valdo||||||

For love is sufficient unto love. ||||suficiente para|

When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of God.”

And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. |||||||||||||||||dirige||

Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself. |||||||realizarse a sí misma|

But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:

To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness.

To be wounded by your own understanding of love;

And to bleed willingly and joyfully. |||voluntariamente||

To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;

To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstacy; |||||||||éxtasis amoroso

To return home at eventide with gratitude; ||||al atardecer||

And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.