Living
Nature's Drinking-Song
Translated by Curtis Hidden Page (1903) · From Songs and Sonnets of Pierre de Ronsard (1903)
Living
The earth drinks rain through every pore,
Through every root the tree,
The sea drinks rivers evermore,
The sun drinks up the sea,
The moon drinks up the sun his light,
All things in nature drink.
Since drinking is the common right
Come let us drink, drink, drink!
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MLA
Ronsard, Pierre de. “Nature's Drinking-Song.” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/40/.
Chicago
Ronsard, Pierre de. “Nature's Drinking-Song.” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/40/.
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