ELIJAH'S CHARIOT
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Endre Ady - Paul Gabor
POEMS OF ADY 2005
The Lord will take them all, like Elijah
Whom He hurts and loves the most
Gives them hearts of speed and fire
Gives them flaming chariots
Elijah’s folk aim for the sky
They stop at winters everest
On the peaks of tall Himalayas
Their chariots clatter, dust will never rest
Driven by the winds of Fate
Stuck between Sky and Earth
Sad and homeless speeds Elijah’s chariot
Seeking beauty, cruel and hopeless
Hearts in embers, icicle brains
The Earth sends laughter out to them
And the Sun blows cold diamond-dust empathy
On their iceways far in Heaven
Translation by Paul Gabor Kaponya
Magyar Version