Nature
Summer and his Pleasures
Translated by Frank C. Nicholson (1907) · From Old German Love Songs (1907)
Nature
"Nought I deem so worthy, nought I hold above
The fair bright roses and the love of him I love.
The little birds sing sweet;
They sing in the forest; that glads men's hearts to hear.
But if my lover comes not, the summer brings me little cheer."
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Anonymous (Middle High German). “Summer and his Pleasures.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-high-german/0/.
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Anonymous (Middle High German). “Summer and his Pleasures.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-high-german/0/.
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