Antinous: A Poem
1918
''Antinous: A Poem'' by Fernando Pessoa, published in 1918, is a lyrical exploration of the tragic romance between Emperor Hadrian and his beloved Antinous, who has died. The poem delves into themes of love, loss, and the impermanence of beauty, as Hadrian grapples with profound grief and the desire to immortalize their bond. Through rich imagery and emotional depth, Pessoa captures the visceral sensations of love intertwined with mortality, ultimately reflecting on the quest for eternal meaning in the face of inevitable loss.
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“Now he is something anyone can be.””
— Fernando Pessoa
“Sometimes he was adorned or made to donHalf-vestures then in statued nudityDid imitate some god that seems to beBy marble's accurate virtue men's again.””
— Fernando Pessoa
“Bog, kom se služilo poljupcima, mrtav je sada!””
— Fernando Pessoa
“The god is dead whose cult was to be kissed!””
— Fernando Pessoa
“Ali pod usnom led ipak znači: umro je mili.””
— Fernando Pessoa
“Then his lips cease on the other lips cold sloth.””
— Fernando Pessoa
“Uzeo ga, pa vratio, Nil veliki, večni.””
— Fernando Pessoa
“Now the Nile gave him up, the eternal Nile.””
— Fernando Pessoa
“Divan beše moj ljubljeni, a melanholičan.””
— Fernando Pessoa
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