Nature
My lips were lockt a long, long time
Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)
Nature
My lips were lockt a long, long time,
And mute as rocks are lonely,
But suddenly they were unlockt
By Thee with one kiss only.
That kiss fell as in month of May
On parched earth falls a shower;
Now songs began to sprout again
In my soul with fresh power.
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MLA
Hálek, Vítězslav. “My lips were lockt a long, long time.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/53/.
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Hálek, Vítězslav. “My lips were lockt a long, long time.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/53/.
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