Living
I'd Be a Tree
Translated by William N. Loew (1912) · From Selected Lyrics
Living
I'd be a tree wert thou the blossom of a tree,
If thou a dewdrop art, a flower I would be,
'I'd be a dewdrop if the ray of sun thou art,...
Our beings, thus united, would never, never part.
Wert thou, my pretty little girl, the heaven on high
I gladly would become a star within the sky.
Wert thou, my pretty little girl, the devil in hell:
Te be with thee for e'er, e'en there I'd gladly dwell.
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MLA
Petőfi, Sándor. “I'd Be a Tree.” Translated by William N. Loew. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/petofi/79/.
Chicago
Petőfi, Sándor. “I'd Be a Tree.” Translated by William N. Loew. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/petofi/79/.
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