May
Song (1771)
How fine a
light on
Nature
today!
The sun's
in glory!
The fields
at play!
What feats
of blossom
A twig
achieves!
A thousand
voices
Delight
the leaves!
And every
pleasure
For girl,
for boy!
The
sun-warm country
Of joy on
joy!
O love! O lovely!
My golden
girl!
Like
clouds at morning
Your rose
and pearl!
You lean
in blessing
On earth's
cool bloom,
The world
a richness of
Dense
perfume!
O darling,
darling!
I'm wild
for you!
Your
lashes dazzle:
You love
me too!
The lark
loves singing
Away up
there:
The
flowers at morning
Delight in
air,
As I adore
you, with
Blood
a-thrill!
It's youth
you give me,
Ecstatic
will
For
newer music
And
dancing! Be
In
bliss forever,
As
you love me!
Translated by John Frederick Nims