| George Bacovia |
| Thaw |
| Autumn and winter Descend at once; It rains and snows - Snows, and rains. |
| 1881-1957 |
| Moina |
| Si toamna, si iarna Coboara-amandoua; Si ploua, si ninge, - Si ninge, si ploua. |
| Si noaptea se lasa Murdara si goala; Si galbeni trec bolnavi Copii de la scoala. |
| Filthy and empty Down comes the dark; School-children pass Yellow and sick. |
| And the walls are damp, And a chill takes me over - To those in graves A thought bring me closer ... |
| Si-s umezi peretii, Si-un frig ma cuprinde - Cu cei din morminte Un gand ma deprinde ... |
| Si toamna, si iarna Coboara-amandoua; Si ploua, si ninge, - Si ninge, si ploua. |
| Autumn and winter Descend at once; It rains and snows - Snows, and rains. |