Mihai Eminescu - The Legend of the Evening Star: Legenda Luceafarului

By: Mihai Eminescu, Adrian George Sahlean - translator

Narrated by: Jeremy Geidt

The 98-stanza meter-and-rhyme translation of "Legenda Luceafarului" - an entrancing masterpiece by Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), the Romanian national poet - captures the essence of the original work's musicality and poetic nuance. It is the story of a young princess' longing and impossible love for the immortal star who, sharing her love, takes human form and tries to become mortal. The Eve Star's flight back through time and space to Father Demiurge in search of it, as part of this enticing romantic tale, combines poetic substance and existential insights that will delight any listener.

Mr. Sahlean is justly considered the premiere translator of Eminescu into English. This rendition has no sense of limitation or restriction found in some translations and is truly rewarding when heard aloud. "The Legend of the Evening Star" was twice staged as a theatrical-musical-choreographic production off-Broadway in 2005 and 2008.

©1996 Adrian George Sahlean (P)2006 Adrian George Sahlean

The story needed to be told in English

I love the story and am grateful to find it in English - beyond that I wish the original nuance of the traditional Romanian could better be preserved in this language