Nature
The Little Bird
Translated by John Bowring (1830) · From Poetry of the Magyars (1830)
Nature
Oe'r the meadows, to the forest,
Little birdlet flew:
Green his pinions, bright his flying,
Beautiful to view.
And he calls me—"Come, go with me,
"I'll go with thee too."
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Anonymous Hungarian Popular Songs. “The Little Bird.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-hungarian/46/.
Chicago
Anonymous Hungarian Popular Songs. “The Little Bird.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-hungarian/46/.
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