The Portuguese Bard

Sorceress

"From which long night
Or from which brief morning
Did you come sorceress
Dazzled from the clouds

From which dream done sea
Or from which sea not dreamed
Did you come sorceress
To nest by my side

Oh, from which reborn fire
Or from which extinguished light
Did you come, sorceress
To whisper in my hear

From which springs, from which waters water
From which ground, from which horizon
From which snows, from which furnaces
From which thirst, from which hills

From which North, from which labour
From which death desert
Did you come, sorceress
To drown me with life?"

(Luis Represas)