Love
I shall come forth as Gold
Translated by Frank C. Nicholson (1907) · From Old German Love Songs (1907)
Love
This above all wealth I hold,
That to prove me's her desire.
I shall then be found like gold
Which is tested in the fire
And right well assayed.
All the better thus 'tis made,
Brighter, purer, fairer too.
What my song declares, is true.
The hotter it doth glow,
All the fairer will it show.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rietenburg, Burggraf von. “I shall come forth as Gold.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burggraf-von-rietenburg/0/.
Chicago
Rietenburg, Burggraf von. “I shall come forth as Gold.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burggraf-von-rietenburg/0/.