Nature
Thou art still but a youthful bud
Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)
Nature
Thou art still but a youthful bud
Just into the world looming,
And yet upon Thy cheek appears
A beautiful rose blooming.
And it is such a dainty rose
And such a fragrant blossom
That soon a fire burns in the soul
And yearning in the bosom.
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MLA
Hálek, Vítězslav. “Thou art still but a youthful bud.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/12/.
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Hálek, Vítězslav. “Thou art still but a youthful bud.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/12/.
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