Living
The Sweetness of the Spring
Translated by John Addington Symonds (1884) · From Wine, Women, and Song (1884)
Vernal hours are sweet as clover,
With love's honey running over;
Every heart on this earth burning
Finds new birth with spring's returning.
In the spring-time blossoms flourish,
Fields drink moisture, heaven's dews nourish;
Now the griefs of maidens, after
Dark days, turn to love and laughter.
Whoso love, are loved, together
Seek their pastime in spring weather;
And, with time and place agreeing,
Clasp, kiss, frolic, far from seeing.
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The Goliards (Wandering Scholars). “The Sweetness of the Spring.” Translated by John Addington Symonds. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goliards/12/.
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The Goliards (Wandering Scholars). “The Sweetness of the Spring.” Translated by John Addington Symonds. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goliards/12/.
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