Cupid The Butler Poem by Peter Mamara

by M. Eminescu (1850-1889)

Cupid the butler is a cunning guy,
He is very bad, and spoiled in a way.
He plays pranks with kids
And he sleeps in bed with ladies.

Cupid keeps away from light
— Like a scoundrel.
Cupid climbs up the windows at night.
Slowly, Cupid finds his way around.

Little strings and nothings,
Look, these are all Cupid's things…
Cupid gives, if you don't want anything,
Cupid is stingy if you ask for something.

In a book chewed by moths,
One looks for truth
And finds between some pages
— Cupid's blond hair.

To teenagers and adolescents
Cupid sends awkward thoughts.
Cupid plays all night
— With gorgeous movie stars.

When a young woman is besotted
— With desire for a man —
Cupid sleeps next to her
Like two fledgling of a turtledove.

Cupid is shy like any child.
But his smile is crafty.
Although like a widow's eye,
Cupid eye is unhappy.

Cupid holds with a hug
A pretty neck and shoulders,
White and round bosoms,
And hides them with his hand.

Cupid is very cruel,
So when a white veil covers everything
One asks Cupid nicely
—To push the veil sideways.

(1879, February 1)


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