Love
The Wandering Knight's Song
Translated by J. G. Lockhart (1823) · From Ancient Spanish Ballads (1823)
"My ornaments are arms,
My pastime is in war,
My bed is cold upon the wold,
My lamp yon star:
"My journeyings are long,
My slumbers short and broken;
From hill to hill I wander still,
Kissing thy token.
"I ride from land to land,
I sail from sea to sea;
Some day more kind I fate may find,
Some night kiss thee."—
Codex Note
Romantic ballads
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Spanish ballads). “The Wandering Knight's Song.” Translated by J. G. Lockhart. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-spanish-ballads/48/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Spanish ballads). “The Wandering Knight's Song.” Translated by J. G. Lockhart. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-spanish-ballads/48/.
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