Juan Ramón Jiménez – Epitaffio ideale di un eroe / Ideal Epitaph to a Hero

William Orpen, To the Unknown British Soldier in France, 1927

He reached his death. But his living
was so intense, that though he lies here rotting
destiny watches, still, over him.

Raggiunse la morte. Ma fu così viva la sua vita,
che sebbene giaccia qui putrefatto,
il destino lo sta vegliando, quieto.