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Pound, Ezra: Canto XLV

Portre of Pound, Ezra

Canto XLV (English)

With Usura

With usura hath no man a house of good stone
each block cut smooth and well fitting
that design might cover their face,
with usura
hath no man a painted paradise on his church wall
harpes et luthes
or where virgin receiveth message
and halo projects from incision,
with usura
seeth no man Gonzaga his heirs and his concubines
no picture is made to endure nor to live with
but it is made to sell and to sell quickly
with usura, sin against nature,
is thy bread ever more of stale rags
is thy bread dry as paper,
with no mountain wheat, no strong flour
with usura the line grows thick
with usura is no clear demarcation
and no man can find site for his dwelling.
Stone cutter is kept from his stone
weaver is kept from his loom
With Usura
wool comes not to market
sheep bringeth no gain with usura
Usura is a murrain, usura
blunteth the needle in the maid's hand
and stoppeth the spinner's cunning. Pietro Lombardo
came not by usura
Duccio came not by usura
nor Pier della Francesca; Zuan Bellin' not by usura
nor was 'La Calunnia' painted.
Came not by usura Angelico; came not Ambrogio Praedis,
Came no church of cut stone signed: Adamo me fecit.
Not by usura St Trophime
Not by usura Saint Hilaire,
Usura rusteth the chisel
It rusteth the craft and the craftsman
It gnaweth the thread in the loom
None learneth to weave gold in her pattern;
Azure hath a canker by usura; cramoisi is unbroidered
Emerald findeth no Memling
Usura slayeth the child in the womb
It stayeth the young man's courting
It hath brought palsey to bed, lyeth
between the young bride and her bridegroom
Contra Naturam
They have brought whores for Eleusis
Corpses are set to banquet
at behest of usura.



Uploaded byP. T.
Source of the quotationhttp://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/241052

Cantar XLV (Spanish)

Con usura

Con usura no tiene el hombre casa de buena piedra
Con bien cortados bloques y dispuestos
de modo que el diseño lo cobije,
con usura no hay paraíso pintado para el hombre en los muros de su iglesia
harpes et lutz (arpas y laúdes)
o lugar donde la virgen reciba el mensaje
y su halo se proyecte por la grieta,
con usura
no se ve el hombre Gonzaga,
ni a su gente ni a sus concubinas
no se pinta un cuadro para que perdure ni para tenerlo en casa
sino para venderlo y pronto
con usura,
pecado contra la naturaleza,
es tu pan para siempre harapiento,
seco como papel, sin trigo de montaña,
sin la fuerte harina.
Con usura se hincha la línea
con usura nada está en su sitio (no hay límites precisos)
y nadie encuentra un lugar para su casa.
El picapedrero es apartado de la piedra
el tejedor es apartado del telar
con usura
no llega lana al mercado
no vale nada la oveja con usura.
Usura es un parásito
mella la aguja en manos de la doncella
y paraliza el talento del que hila. Pietro Lombardo
no vino por usura
Duccio no vino por usura
ni Pier della Francesca; no por usura Zuan Bellini
ni se pintó "La Calunnia”
No vino por usura Angélico; no vino Ambrogio Praedis,
no hubo iglesia de piedra con la firma: Adamo me fecit.
No por usura St. Trophime
no por usura St. Hilaire.
Usura oxida el cincel
Oxida la obra y al artesano
Corroe el hilo en el telar
Nadie hubiese aprendido a poner oro en su diseño;
Y el azur tiene una llaga con usura;
se queda sin bordar la tela.
No encuentra el esmeralda un Memling
Usura mata al niño en el útero
No deja que el joven corteje
Ha llevado la sequedad hasta la cama, y yace
entre la joven novia y su marido
Contra naturam
Ellos trajeron putas a Eleusis
Sientan cadáveres a su banquete
por mandato de usura.



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