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History: The Prophet: On Marriage
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||On Marriage|ni'o ni'o srana lo zazyspe Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"|ni'o la almitras za'u re'u tavla gi'e cusku lu ma lo zazyspe cu co'e doi ctuca li'u And he answered saying:|.i ko'a cusku spuda fi You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.|lu do simkansa lo nu jbena kei gi'e ba cimni simkansa You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.|.i do ba simkansa ca lo nu loi blabi nalci be lo nunmrobi'o cu cunso muvgau lo djedi pe do so'i da Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.|.i do ba ja'a simkansa ma'i ji'a sai lo smaji termo'i be fi la cevn. But let there be spaces in your togetherness,|.i ku'i e'u lo ka do simkansa cu se greke'a And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.|.i je e'u loi brife pe loi tsani cu dansu co jbini do Love one another but make not a bond of love:|.i ko simpa'i gi'e nai ku'i gasnu lo nu lo ka simpa'i cu velyla'a Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.|.i je ku'i e'u lo kamsimpa'i cu xamsi co muvdu co jbini be le xaskoi be le ruxse'i be do Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.|.i ko simxu lo nu clugau le kabri pe do kei gi'e nai ku'i pinxe fi le pa kabri Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.|.i ko simxu lo nu dunda lo pagbu be le nanba pe do kei gi'e nai citka se pa'u le pa nanba Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,|.i ko simkansa lo nu sanga je dansu kei gi'e gleki gi'e ku'i e'u simsei Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.|pa'a lo ka loi gitsko cu simsei to'e ri'a nai lo nu lo no'a cu slilu va'o le pa zgike Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.|.i ko simdu'a le cnise'i .i je ku'i go'i ja'e nai lo nu vo'a ralte vo'e For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.|.i ki'u bo le xance be la kamji'e be'o ku po'o ka'e selne'i le cnise'i be do And stand together, yet not too near together:|.i je ko simkansa sanli .i je ku'i na'e dukse jibni go'i For the pillars of the temple stand apart,|.i ki'u bo loi kamju pe lo malsi cu simsei sanli And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow. |.i je bo lo'e cindu na banro bu'u lo ctino be lo'e ckunrsarva soi ri vo'a || ||((The Prophet|The Prophet)) |le prije ctuca / le pijyctu (the wise teacher) ((The Prophet: The Coming of the Ship)) |.i nu selklama le bloti ((The Prophet: On Love)) |lo ka prami ((The Prophet: On Marriage)) |lo nu speni ((The Prophet: On Children)) |lo panzi ((The Prophet: On Giving)) |lo nu dunda ((The Prophet: On Eating and Drinking)) |lo nu citka je pinxe ((The Prophet: On Work)) |lo zu'o gunka ((The Prophet: On Joy and Sorrow)) |lo li'i gleki je badri ((The Prophet: On Houses)) |lo zdani ((The Prophet: On Clothes)) |lo taxfu ((The Prophet: On Buying and Selling)) |lo nu tevecnu je vecnu ((The Prophet: On Crime and Punishment)) |lo zekri .e lo nu sfasa ((The Prophet: On Laws)) |lo flalu ((The Prophet: On Freedom)) |lo za'i zifre ((The Prophet: On Reason and Passion)) | lo nu krinu pensi .e lo se cinmo ((The Prophet: On Pain)) | lo nu dunku ((The Prophet: On Self-Knowledge)) | lo nu sevzi djuno ((The Prophet: On Teaching)) | lo nu ctuca ((The Prophet: On Friendship)) | lo nu pendo ((The Prophet: On Talking)) | lo nu tavla ((The Prophet: On Time)) | lo temci ((The Prophet: On Good and Evil)) | lo ka vrude .e lo ka pacna ((The Prophet: On Prayer)) | lo nu jdaselsku ((The Prophet: On Pleasure)) | lo za'i pluka ((The Prophet: On Beauty)) | lo ka melbi ((The Prophet: On Religion)) | lo lijde ((The Prophet: On Death)) | lo nu morsi ((The Prophet: The Farewell)) | le nu cusku zo co'o||
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