Nature

The heavens are replete with stars

by Vítězslav Hálek 1835–1874

Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)

Nature

The heavens are replete with stars
As spring time is with daisies;
Thus everything in God’s great world
For love has its own praises.

The violet’s replete with scent
And dew in little blossom,
And that dear nightingale sings love
From overflowing bosom.

The heavens are replete with stars,
With blazing lights all sweeping,
And here on earth the living men
Are singing and are weeping.

MLA

Hálek, Vítězslav. “The heavens are replete with stars.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/22/.

Chicago

Hálek, Vítězslav. “The heavens are replete with stars.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/22/.

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