Love
My Angel
Translated by John Bowring (1830) · From Poetry of the Magyars (1830)
Angel! bright angel of mine!
Azure-eyed maiden divine!
Would that sweet slumbers would chase thee,
And from my bosom displace thee!
Can I that moment forget?
Thou with thy eyelids so wet,
Glidedst before me—to greet thee,
Never as then shall I meet thee.
Dost thou forget it? Forget!
Maidens will smile on me yet;
Maidens far brighter and fairer,
One, thou false maid! shall be dearer!
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MLA
Anonymous Hungarian Popular Songs. “My Angel.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-hungarian/33/.
Chicago
Anonymous Hungarian Popular Songs. “My Angel.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-hungarian/33/.
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