Songs

Nemernic este omul ce n-a-ntilnit pe cale
He, who has never on his journey encountered
O gingasă păreche in cursul vietii sale!
a pure, noble and loving being, is lonely and forlorn.
Pe inima lui seacă, ruină părăsită,
His heart is crushed like a ruined castle,
Păingănul urzeste o pănză incălcită
only the spider there busily weaves its web;
Prin care nu razbate nici o simţire bună,
a heart that has never exuded high and noble feelings,
Ca racla ce-i desartă, lăuntrul ei rasună!
emits a dull sound, like a cave washed in water.

In groapa ce-l ascunde e mort de două ori
The bleak grave receives him in doubly dark night,
Acel ce-i dat uitării de-ai lumei trecatori!
no tear is shed for him in final greeting.
In viaţă a fost singur şi singur după viaţă,
He walks alone and lonely through his loveless life,
Perdut pe vecinicie in umbra ce-l inghetaţă.
surrounded even after death by eternal oblivion.
Ah! el va fi, cind mortii iesi-vor din mormint,
Ah! even when the dead rise from their graves,
Străin pe ceea lume, străin ca pe pămint!
he shall be alone in that world as he was here on earth.