Presentation in the Temple of Purification of the Virgin, Candlemas. In Russian Сретение , Sreten, the ancient Slavic: Meeting. Many meetings to animate this episode from the Gospel of Luke (2, 22-35) celebrated the feast of 2 February. Festival of light, anticipation and purification (such as contemporary Celtic festival of Imbolc).
Brodsky wrote a poem dedicated to this festival. Sreten , 1972, dedicated to Anna Akhmatova. Anna the prophetess as mentioned by Luke. He Iosif, as the carpenter who attends the ceremony in silence. Silence Keeper of the Word, Joseph had to define another Russian poet, Vyacheslav Ivanov. Pasternak also got to do in this story, perhaps because the first input of this and other poems on the theme of the Gospel were the conversation with the young Brodsky about Akhmatova poetry and psalms, poetry and the Gospel. Starting point, but also a model to overcome, was heard by both the right of the poems of Boris Pasternak's Zhivago.
Sreten / Nunc dimittis
(For ' other Italian translation I. Brodsky, Poems, trans. Buttafava G., Adelphi, Milano 1986, pp. 22-27; Russian text here )
The first time she brought the child to the temple
is found among
those who stay constantly
the prophetess Anna and Simeon the saint.
And the old man took the baby from the arms of Mary
, and were the three that morning
frame around the child as a labile,
lost in the shadow of temple.
The temple surrounded them, petrified wood.
From a human eye, from eye to heaven,
once screened, lying in the shade thick
that morning the old man, Mary, the prophetess.
E, only ray random, on the head
light touched the child, but he
still unaware of all russacchiava sleep,
sleeping in the strong arms of Simeon.
At that had just been revealed
that darkness would not have seen deadly ,
before he saw the Son of God.
This had made. And just said, "Now,
preserving the word was given,
leave, Lord, your servant depart in peace
, because my eyes the Child
have seen: Your light emanation and
source for the idolatrous nations,
and glory of thy people Israel. "
Simeon said nothing. The silence around them.
The only echo of those words, grazing goats,
vortex for some time,
on their heads, slight rustling
in the vaults of the temple as a bird
able to take off but not to rest.
And marveled. It was the silence
no less strange speech. Maria
troubled silent. "Those words ..."
And the old man said, turning to Mary
"He who sleeps in your arms
will ruin some, the salvation of others,
sign of contradiction and a source of division.
And the same sword, Maria, che
trafiggerà la sua carne, pure te
trapasserà l'anima. Ferita
la tua, che ti farà vedere profondo
nei cuori umani, qual occhio segreto".
Disse e all'uscita s'avviò. Appena
curva Maria, tutta ingobbita Anna
lo seguivano in silenzio con lo sguardo.
Andava, rimpicciolendo di corpo e di senso
per le due donne all'ombra delle columns.
Almost driven by those eyes, he
went silent for the desert temple,
white spot toward the door.
And his gait was stiff, old man.
Only when the voice of Anna felt
sounded a little held up ,
but it was not him who called, God
already beginning to praise the prophet.
Approached the door. Front and as
already touched the wind, and imperative in the eardrums burst
the noise of life beyond the walls.
was going to die. And not to the noise of the street, throwing open the door
with his hands, he advanced,
but deaf and dumb to the realm of death.
It went to an area without texture,
felt that the time lost sound.
And the image of the Child with the light around
the fluffy little head on the path of death
dinnazi a sé portava l'anima sua,
lume acceso, in quella tenebra scura,
dove finora ancora nessuno
aveva potuto illuminarsi la strada.
Luceva il lume e la via s'allargava.
Lc 2, 22-35
Quando venne il tempo della purificazione secondo la Legge di Mosè, Maria e Giuseppe portarono il bambino a Gerusalemme per offrirlo al Signore, come è scritto nella Legge del Signore: “Ogni maschio primogenito sarà sacro al Signore”; to offer a sacrifice and a pair of doves or two young pigeons, as required by the law of the Lord. Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon, a just man and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, the Holy Spirit was upon him had been revealed that he would not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord. Prompted by the Spirit, he went to the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the Law, he took him into his arms and blessed God
"Now let us, O Lord, that Your servant
depart in peace according to thy word;
because my eyes have seen your salvation,
you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
light to illuminate the people
and glory of thy people Israel. "
The father and mother were amazed at what was said about him. Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: "He is here for the fall and rising of many in Israel, a sign of contradiction may be revealed the thoughts of many hearts. And a sword will pierce your soul. "
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