Nature
Tell wherein thou hast sinned, my heart
Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)
Nature
Tell wherein thou hast sinned, my heart;
My God, such tribulation!
That what forever should be joined
Must live in separation.
How beautiful the life would be
In love without distressing!
But to forever yearn and live—
Where is therein a blessing?
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MLA
Hálek, Vítězslav. “Tell wherein thou hast sinned, my heart.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/25/.
Chicago
Hálek, Vítězslav. “Tell wherein thou hast sinned, my heart.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/25/.
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