1

Chanting the square deific, out of the One advancing, out
　　　of the sides,
Out of the old and new, out of the square entirely divine,
Solid, four-sided, (all the sides needed,) from this side
　　　Jehovah am I,
Old Brahm I, and I Saturnius am;
Not Time affects me--I am Time, old, modern as any, 5
Unpersuadable, relentless, executing righteous judgements,
As the Earth, the Father, the brown old Kronos, with laws,
Aged beyond computation, yet ever new, ever with those
　　　mighty laws rolling,
Relentless, I forgive no man--whoever sins dies--I will have
　　　that man’s life;
Therefore let none expect mercy--have the seasons,
　　　gravitation, the appointed days, mercy? no more have I, 10
But as the seasons and gravitation, and as all the appointed
　　　days that forgive not,
I dispense from this side judgements inexorable without
　　　the least remorse.

2

Consolator most mild, the promis’d one advancing,
With gentle hand extended, the mightier God am I,
Foretold by prophets and poets in their most rapt prophecies
　　　and poems, 15
From this side, lo! the Lord Christ gazes--lo! Hermes I--lo!
　　　mine is Hercules’ face,
All sorrow, labour, suffering, I, tallying it, absorb in myself,
Many times have I been rejected, taunted, put in prison and
　　　crucified, and many times shall be again,
All the world have I given up for my dear brothers’ and
　　　sisters’ sake, for the soul’s sake,
Wending my way through the homes of men, rich or poor, with
　　　the kiss of affection, 20
For I am affection, I am the cheer-bringing God, with hope and
　　　all-enclosing charity,
With indulgent words as to children, with fresh and sane words,
　　　mine only,
Young and strong I pass knowing well I am destin’d myself to
　　　an early death;
But my charity has no death--my wisdom dies not, neither early
　　　nor late,
And my sweet love bequeath’d here and elsewhere never dies. 25

3

Aloof, dissatisfied, plotting revolt,
Comrade of criminals, brother of slaves,
Crafty, despised, a drudge, ignorant,
With sudra1 face and worn brow, black, but in the depths of my
　　　heart, proud as any,
Lifted now and always against whoever scorning assumes to rule
　　　me, 30
Morose, full of guile, full of reminiscences, brooding, with many
　　　wiles,
(Though it was thought I was baffled and dispel’d, and my wiles
　　　done, but that will never be,)
Defiant, I, Satan, still live, still utter words, in new lands duly
　　　appearing, (and old ones also,)
Permanent here from my side, warlike, equal with any, real as any,
Nor time nor change shall ever change me or my words. 35

4

Santa Spirita, breather, life,
Beyond the light, lighter than light,
Beyond the flames of hell, joyous, leaping easily above hell,
Beyond Paradise, perfumed solely with mine own perfume,
Including all life on earth, touching, including God, including
　　　Saviour and Satan, 40
Ethereal, pervading all (for without me what were all? what
　　　were God?),
Essence of forms, life of the real identities, permanent,
　　　positive, (namely the unseen,)
Life of the great round world, the sun and stars, and of man,
I, the general soul,
Here the square finishing, the solid, I the most solid,
Breathe my breath also through these songs. 45