Nature
If that poor nightingale
Translated by Joseph Štýbr (1920) · From Evening Songs (Večerní písně), trans. Štýbr (1920)
Nature
If that poor nightingale
Lived always with her mate,
Her love songs would not sound
So sad and desolate.
If that poor heart but would
With Thee wake through the night,
Instead of pain it would
Resound with sweet delight.
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Hálek, Vítězslav. “If that poor nightingale.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/7/.
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Hálek, Vítězslav. “If that poor nightingale.” Translated by Joseph Štýbr. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/halek/7/.
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