Sara Teasdale. Let It Be Forgotten.

Let it be forgotten, as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold,
Let it be forgotten for ever and ever,
Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.

If anyone asks, say it was forgotten
Long and long ago,
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed footfall
In a long forgotten snow.

Traducció d’Agustí Bartra

Oblidem-ho

Oblidem-ho, oblidem-ho com s'oblida una flor,
com s'oblida una flama que un dia resplendí.
Oblidem-ho per sempre, oblidem-ho per sempre.
Els anys tranquils a ambdós ens faran envellir.

Si algú t'ho preguntés, indiferent, contesta-li
que ja ho has oblidat
com s'oblida una flor, o una flama, o una empremta
en la neu del passat.