"O mortal! mortal! let them die;
Let time and tears destroy,
That we may overflow the sky
With universal joy!
Let time and tears destroy,
That we may overflow the sky
With universal joy!
"Let grief distract the sufferer's breast,
And night obscure his way;
They hasten him to endless rest,
And everlasting day.
And night obscure his way;
They hasten him to endless rest,
And everlasting day.
"To thee the world is like a tomb,
A desert's naked shore;
To us, in unimagined bloom,
It brightens more and more!
A desert's naked shore;
To us, in unimagined bloom,
It brightens more and more!
"And, could we lift the veil, and give
One brief glimpse to thine eye,
Thou wouldst rejoice for those that live,
Because they live to die."
One brief glimpse to thine eye,
Thou wouldst rejoice for those that live,
Because they live to die."
Like dream of night, withdrew;
But Fancy, still, will sometimes deem
Her fond creation true.
Excerto de Day Dream, poema de Emily Bronte:
«Sabemos só que alguma coisa dentro dela segregava alimento bastante para que o mundo lhe não fizesse falta. Chamou a essa coisa "Imaginação" e celebrou o seu "poder benigno"». ( prefácio de Hélia Correia à edição de O Monte dos Vendavais, publicado pela Relógio D' Água Editores, Junho 2001.)
Emily Jane Brontë escreveu um único romance, Wuthering Heights. Foi publicado pela 1ª vez em 1847, um ano antes da sua morte, sob o pseudónimo masculino Ellis Bell. Wuthering Heights foi adaptado inúmeras vezes para cinema, ópera, teatro, etc...
Abaixo segue o meu Wuthering Heights, também inspirado pelo hit de Kate Bush com o mesmo nome. Aí podemos ver o espectro de Cathy e o distante Heathcliff.
Oh it gets dark, it gets lonely
On the other side from you
I pine a lot, I find the lot
Falls through without you
I'm coming back love, cruel Heathcliff
My one dream, my only master
On the other side from you
I pine a lot, I find the lot
Falls through without you
I'm coming back love, cruel Heathcliff
My one dream, my only master
Too long I roam in the night
I'm coming back to his side to put it right
I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights
I'm coming back to his side to put it right
I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights
...
Oh let me have it, let me grab your soul away
Oh let me have it, let me grab your soul away
You know it's me, Cathy.
Oh let me have it, let me grab your soul away
You know it's me, Cathy.
Kate e Emily nasceram ambas no dia 30 de Julho.
