Love
Song: And whither goest thou, gentle sigh
From Translations
And whither goest thou, gentle sigh,
Breathed so softly in my ear?
Say, dost thou bear his fate severe
To Love's poor martyr doomed to die?
Come, tell me quickly,--do not lie;
What secret message bring'st thou here?
And whither goest thou, gentle sigh,
Breathed so softly in my ear?
May heaven conduct thee to thy will
And safely speed thee on thy way;
This only I would humbly pray,--
Pierce deep,--but oh! forbear to kill.
And whither goest thou, gentle sigh,
Breathed so softly in my ear?
Codex Note
Translated by Longfellow from the French (original author not named in the source)
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Song: And whither goest thou, gentle sigh.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/392/.
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Song: And whither goest thou, gentle sigh.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/392/.
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