The Mind
Trembling
Translated by John Bowring (1830) · From Poetry of the Magyars (1830)
The Mind
A very pretty fellow, you,
Who know not what to say nor do,
But stuttering stand, like one afraid—
Heaven help the boy!—ah! well-a-day!
Who knows not what to do or say
To please a laughing Magyar maid.
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Anonymous Hungarian Popular Songs. “Trembling.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-hungarian/62/.
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Anonymous Hungarian Popular Songs. “Trembling.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-hungarian/62/.
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