Living
A Bird's Song of Love
Translated by John Addington Symonds (1884) · From Wine, Women, and Song (1884)
Come to me, come, O come!
Let me not die, but come!
Hyria hysria nazaza
Trillirivos.
Fair is thy face, O fair!
Fair thine eyes, O how fair!
Hyria hysria nazaza
Trillirivos.
Fair is thy flowing hair!
O fair, O fair, how fair!
Hyria hysria nazaza
Trillirivos.
Redder than rose art thou,
Whiter than lily thou!
Hyria hysria nazaza
Trillirivos.
Fairer than all, I vow,
Ever my pride art thou!
Hyria hysria nazaza
Trillirivos.
Cite this poem
MLA
The Goliards (Wandering Scholars). “A Bird's Song of Love.” Translated by John Addington Symonds. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goliards/30/.
Chicago
The Goliards (Wandering Scholars). “A Bird's Song of Love.” Translated by John Addington Symonds. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goliards/30/.
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