Nature
Hey, in the rounds what pleasure
Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)
Nature
Hey, in the rounds what pleasure
While one his lass embraces!
Let’s have the charming music—
Come, pale lad, join our races!
Ah, the pale lad’s whole body
As though with cold frost shivered,
And down his pale cheeks quickly
A stream of hot tears quivered.
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Hálek, Vítězslav. “Hey, in the rounds what pleasure.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/49/.
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Hálek, Vítězslav. “Hey, in the rounds what pleasure.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/49/.
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