Oh, Beauty? Your gaze blends sweetness and bitterness,
Do you emerge from the celestial sphere or rise from the hidden abyss?
You generously spread both joy and pain,
Thus, you resemble the wine that envelops all senses.
In your eyes, dawn meets dusk;
Your kiss is a subtle charm, and your mouth an unquenchable chalice;
When you release the mix of fragrances, sweet and bitter,
The brave knight becomes docile, and the valiant tears apart in silence.
Are you born from the darkness of the night? Do you descend from the starry heights?
Destiny rolls at your feet;
You sow happiness and suffering at your own whim;
You are the empress, and none can master your beauty.
You tread over the dead, laughing with bleeding disdain;
On your neck shine jewels, and Horror is a precious gem,
And not the most sordid, and Slaughter is a dancing talisman
On your proud abdomen, in a dance of mysterious pleasure.
The dizzied butterfly flies towards you, oh candle,
Adoring you as a shining torch as it begins to burn.
The lover embracing his beloved seems
A dying man digging his grave with a sad smile on his face.
Whether you come from hell or descend from heaven, what matters to me,
Oh, Beauty, pleasant and terrifying monster!
When your eyes, your smile, your step beckon me
Towards an irresistible and melancholic infinity?
Loving Siren or Angel, demonic or divine,
What does it matter to me when you - fairy with velvet eyes,
Fragrance, rhythm, glow, oh! my only queen! -
Make the world more bearable and the moment more endurable?
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I would like to translate this poem