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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" » English to Portuguese (EU)

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Source text in English

The Beginning

All in a moment, years ago,
The boy I was became a man:
Suddenly my life began!
I saw the world before me— So
That ploughman by his horses stands
Sweating on the first hill's brow,
Having left the riverlands
Furrowed in the vale below,
And sees a mountainside to plough,
Barren rock to blunt his share,
Thunder hanging in the air,
And the black peak above him, bare,
Waiting now.
—Let him plough it if he dare!

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Entry #30154 — Discuss 0
Nuno Couto
Nuno Couto
Portugal
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Entry #30320 — Discuss 0
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Pedregosa e árida que nada lhe dará
Other
Good form ​transforma​tion keepi​ng the sou​rce images​.
Luis Arruda Martins
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Ele que a lavre se tal ousar!
Flows well
Translatio​n is well ​condensed.
Luis Arruda Martins
Entry #30155 — Discuss 0
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5510 x45 x25 x1
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ELIAS SEIDEL
ELIAS SEIDEL
United States
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4910 x43 x23 x1
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Entry #30301 — Discuss 0
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386 x45 x24 x1
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Helena Moscoso
Helena Moscoso
Cape Verde
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274 x43 x25 x1
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Entry #30146 — Discuss 0
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