No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man’s death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Olde English Version
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as
well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine
owne were; any mans death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
Traducción al español
Ningún hombre es una isla entera por sí mismo.
Cada hombre es una pieza del continente,
una parte del todo.
Si el mar se lleva una porción de tierra,
toda Europa queda disminuida,
como si fuera un promontorio,
o la casa de uno de tus amigos, o la tuya propia.
Ninguna persona es una isla;
la muerte de cualquiera me afecta,
porque me encuentro unido a toda la humanidad;
por eso, nunca preguntes
¿por quién doblan las campanas?;
doblan por ti.
MEDITATION XVII
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
John Donne
Referencia:
https://web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/island.html
Comment
Thanks.