“Anna is Eternal” Gyula Juhász

 

Years came and went, you stayed away

From my memories slowly,

Your portrait faded in my heart,

The curves of your shoulders became obscure,

Your voice glided away, and I didn’t follow you

In the deeper and deeper forest of life.

Today I already say your name calmly,

Today I already don’t shiver from your glance,

Today I already know you were one from the lot

That youth is foolish, oh, but still

Don’t think, my heart, that this was in vain,

And that it’s entirely over, oh, don’t think so!

As you live in all of my crooked ties and confused words,

And in all of my missed greetings

And in all of my torn letters

And in all my wasted life

You live and rule forever, Amen.

 

– translated by Ági Dénes