Arturo Giovannitti: Time's End
GLI EXTRA DELLE CCG / AWS EXTRAS / LES EXTRAS DES CCGLingua: Inglese
To my martyred Brother, Carlo Tresca, who dreamed thus with me.
Thus shall it be. When after this long night
The Rebel Fiend at last clasps hands with God,
And his black wings become great fans of light;
When the last tyrant has been slain and trod
Into the loam with the last cursing priest,
And every liar lies in his foul blood -
Judge, soldier, legislator, journalist -
Life shall then burst into a gale of fire
And cleanse Man from the taint of saint and beast.
Beauty rewed at last to man's desire
Will make all laws her handmaids and will strip
Them naked of all weapons and attire
Like lovers and athletes. Strong hands will grip
Soft hands in freedom's pact and there will rise
New orders with the rule of brethrenship.
Then will the meek stand girt with boundless ties
Of strength, and strength will boast a humbler name,
Then power will be a servant in disguise,
And pride will be the better side of shame;
Then art and thought will take the place of strife
And only toil will wear the wreath of fame.
Thus shall it be. When after this long night
The Rebel Fiend at last clasps hands with God,
And his black wings become great fans of light;
When the last tyrant has been slain and trod
Into the loam with the last cursing priest,
And every liar lies in his foul blood -
Judge, soldier, legislator, journalist -
Life shall then burst into a gale of fire
And cleanse Man from the taint of saint and beast.
Beauty rewed at last to man's desire
Will make all laws her handmaids and will strip
Them naked of all weapons and attire
Like lovers and athletes. Strong hands will grip
Soft hands in freedom's pact and there will rise
New orders with the rule of brethrenship.
Then will the meek stand girt with boundless ties
Of strength, and strength will boast a humbler name,
Then power will be a servant in disguise,
And pride will be the better side of shame;
Then art and thought will take the place of strife
And only toil will wear the wreath of fame.
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