Nature
Now go, my darling children, go
Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)
Now go, my darling children, go—
This is no more your station;
Accept for your quaint journey yet
Your father’s osculation!
May be, somewhere they’ll honor you
And offer you receptions;
But somewhere they may criticise—
Be ready for exceptions!
But let your mind not be disturbed
Nor wrinkles in face driven:
All kinds of men live in the world,
But few to love are given.
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MLA
Hálek, Vítězslav. “Now go, my darling children, go.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/62/.
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Hálek, Vítězslav. “Now go, my darling children, go.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/62/.
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