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Eminescu will judge us (winter love 1)


Eminescu will judge us (winter love 1)
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Copyright: anca st (dada) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 909 W: 46 N: 382] (6560)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-13
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon D80 DSLR, 18-135 mm Nikkor
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): winter love 2007, Cismigiu life... [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-15 10:09
Viewed: 814
Points: 10
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another shot from Cismigiu Park, in the famous Romanian Writer's Circle. Here is the statue of Mihai Eminescu, the national poet, who's birthday we celebrate... today!

more about Eminescu here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihai_Eminescu

one of the main themes in his works is LOVE: an extremely romantic, dramatic, hurting love. Here is an ironic opposition between his statue, the simbole of pure love, and two lovers of today (the man is standig with one leg on the woman's legs) The title of this pic is a title of a song: "Eminescu will judge us"

Please read one of his most beautiful love poems:

Ode (in ancient meter)

Hardly had I thought I should learn to perish;
Ever young, enwrapped in my robe I wandered,
Raising dreamy eyes to the star styled often
Solitude's symbol.

All at once, however, you crossed my pathway -
Suffering - you, painfully sweet, yet torture...
To the lees I drank the delight of dying -
Pitiless torment.

Sadly racked, I'm burning alive like Nessus,
Or like Hercules by his garment poisoned;
Nor can I extinguish my flames with every
Billow of oceans.

By my own illusion consumed I'm wailing
On my own grim pyre in flames I'm melting...
Can I hope to rise again like the Phoenix
Bird from the ashes?

May all tempting eyes vanish from my pathway
Come back to my breast, you indifferent sorrow!
So that I may quietly die, restore me
To my own being!

(1883, Translated by Andrei Bantas)

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very well observed and interesting Anca, thanx, M, (*_*)

hi anca!
wonderful shot and interesting note.
tfs
zoran

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  • salmi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 850 W: 5 N: 430] (4732)
  • [2007-01-15 15:05]
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Foarte frumos ca ti-ai amintit de Eminescu si il celebram in acest fel. Excelenta idee, cum ai reusit sa-i surprinzi? ;)

hello colega paparazzi:)))
pai e bine luata , pacatca nu-s ei mai aratosi, LOL

in this shot girl looks a little timid (fearful). in general it looks realy nice compo and good presentation. TFS

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