Nature
My God, of all things I aspire
Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)
Nature
My God, of all things I aspire
I here confess, whole-hearted;
All I pray for is that from song
I never shall be parted.
Shouldst Thou withdraw my gift of song—
I ask to live no longer;
Shouldst Thou for song bid me take bliss—
I still to song cling stronger.
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MLA
Hálek, Vítězslav. “My God, of all things I aspire.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/55/.
Chicago
Hálek, Vítězslav. “My God, of all things I aspire.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/55/.
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