The Catholic World, Vol. 13, April to September, 1871Various
Religion
The Catholic World, Vol. 13, April to September, 1871
Various
Catholic Church -- Periodicals
Sirvame el entendimiento
Alguna vez de descanso;
Y no siempre esté el ingenio
Con el provecho encontrado.
Must our intelligences
Some time of quiet find;
Not always may our genius
With profit rule the mind.
Todo el mundo es opiniones,
De paraceres tan varios,
Que lo que el uno, que es negro,
El otro prueba que es blanco.
The world's full of opinions,
And these so different quite.
That what to one black seemeth
Another proves is white.
A unos sirve de atractivo
Lo que otro concibe enfado;
Y lo que este por alivio
Aquel tiene por trabajo.
To some appears attractive
What many deem a bore;
And that which thee delighted
Thy fellow labors o'er.
El que está triste, censura
Al alegre de liviano;
Y el que está alegre, se burla,
De ver al triste penando.
He who is sad condemneth
The gay one's gleeful tones;
He who is merry jesteth
Whene'er the sad one groans.
Los dos filosofos griegos
Bien esta verdad probaron,
Pues, lo que en el uno risa,
Causaba, en el otro llanto.
By two old Greek wiseacres
This truth well proved appears;
Since what in one caused laughter,
The other moved to tears.
Célebre su oposicion
Ha sido, por siglos tantos,
Sin que cúal acertó, esté
Hasta agora averiguado.
Renowned has been this contest
For ages, without fruit,
And what one age asserted
Till now is in dispute.
Antes en sus dos banderas
El mundo todo alistado,
Conforme el humor le dicta,
Sigue cada cúal su bando.
Into two lists divided
The world's opinions stand.
And as his humor leads him
Follows each one his band.
Uno dice, que de risa
Solo es digno el mundo vario;
Y otro, que sus infortunios
Son solo para llorarlos.
One says the world is worthy
Only of merriment;
Another, its distresses
Call for our loud lament.
Para todo se halla prueba
Y razon en que fundarlo;
Y no hay razon para nada,
De haber razon para tanto.
For all opinions various
Some proof or reason's brought,
And for so much there's reason
That reason is for naught.
Todos son iguales jueces
Y siendo iguales, y varios.
No hay quien pueda decidir
Cúal es lo mas acertado.
All, all are equal judges,
And all of different view,
And none can make decision
Of what is best or true.
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