And we shall not get excited. Because a translator br May not get excited. Calmly, we shall pass on br Words from man to son, from one tongue br To others' lips, un- br Knowingly, like a father who passes on br The features of his dead father's face br To his son, and he himself is like neither of them. Merely a mediator. br br br We shall remember the things we held in our hands br That slipped out. br What I have in my possesion and what I do not have in my possession. br br We must not get excited. br Calls and their callers drowned. Or, my beloved br Gave me a few words before she left, br To bring up for her. br br And no more shall we tell what we were told br To other tellers. Silence as admission. We must not br Get excited.