I also was reborn from myself At the mysterious, sublime touch Of ethereal hands, to the sound of chanting The rhythmic sounds of Magic Smoke and blood Running down my face Staining my garments The useless hate vanishing Smoke In my love´s storm Spreading tattered Exsanguinate wings In my love´s torments Silently maimed In my love´s shouts And those ethereal hands bringing me To life, in agonizing birth I, blood-stained goddess A daughter of Magic And my love.
(from "Às Portas da Noite", Bloco´s Literature Award)
Illustration: " Brunhild´s Rebirth", Arthur Rackham for “Twilight of the Gods”, by Wagner.