Orpheus
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Bewonder de opmerkelijke kracht Admire his inborn might, For Apollinaire's note: see below 'Pimander' refers to a part of the Corpus Hermeticum containing ancient works of magic and metaphysics attributed to Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom, whose Greek name was Hermes Trismegistus: Hermes the thrice-great. It became a kind of bible for alchemists in the Middle Ages. 'Pimander' pictures Tristmegistus as a philosopher, king, and immortal, conversing in a vision with Pimander, the Nous, principle of creation. The English translations on this page: X.J. Kennedy (see his book). |
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Bewonder de opmerkelijke kracht Admire his inborn might, |
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Elle est la voix que la lumière fit entendre |
Het is de stem die het licht laat horen Here is the voice heard at the birth of light, |
