legends and lyrics - second series(勧謎才甫秤梧劵2)-及14嫗
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Then its voice grew lower�察 �gentler�察 �And its pace less fleet�察 �Just as
though it loved to linger Round the rushes' feet�察�As they stooped to meet
Their clear images below�察�Broken by the ripples' flow。
Purple Willow´herb bent over To her shadow fair�察�Meadow´sweet�察�in
feathery clusters�察�Perfumed all the air�察�Silver´weed was there�察�And in one
calm�察�grassy spot�察�Starry�察�blue Forget´me´not。
Tangled weeds�察 �below the waters�察 �Still seemed drawn away�察�Yet the
current�察�floating onward�察�Was less strong than they�察 � Sunbeams watched
their play�察�With a flickering light and shade�察�Through the screen the Alders
made。
Broader grew the flowing River�察 �To its grassy brink Slowly�察 �in the
slanting sun´rays�察�Cattle trooped to drink�此�The blue sky�察�I think�察�Was no
bluer than that stream�察�Slipping onward�察�like a dream。
Quicker�察�deeper then it hurried�察�Rushing fierce and free�察�But I said�察 �It
should grow calmer Ere it meets the Sea�察�The wide purple Sea�察�Which I
weary for in vain�察�Wasting all my toil and pain。;
But it rushed still quicker�察�fiercer�察�In its rocky bed�察�Hard and stony was
the pathway To my tired tread�察 �I despair�察─ �I said�察 �Of that wide and
glorious Sea That was promised unto me。;
So I turned aside�察 �and wandered Through green meadows near�察 �Far
away�察 �among the daisies�察 �Far away�察 �for fear Lest I still should hear The
loud murmur of its song�察�As the River flowed along。
Now I hear it not�此� I loiter Gaily as before�察�Yet I sometimes think��and
thinking Makes my heart so sore�察 � Just a few steps more�察�And there might
have shone for me�察�Blue and infinite�察�the Sea。
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VERSE�此 �IF THOU COULDST
KNOW
I think if thou couldst know�察 �Oh soul that will complain�察 �What lies
concealed below Our burden and our pain�察�How just our anguish brings
Nearer those longed´for things We seek for now in vain�察 � I think thou
wouldst rejoice�察�and not complain。
I think if thou couldst see�察�With thy dim mortal sight�察�How meanings�察�
dark to thee�察�Are shadows hiding light�察�Truth's efforts crossed and vexed�察�
Life's purpose all perplexed�察 � If thou couldst see them right�察�I think that
they would seem all clear�察�and wise�察�and bright。
And yet thou canst not know�察�And yet thou canst not see�察�Wisdom and
sight are slow In poor humanity。 If thou couldst TRUST�察�poor soul�察�In Him
who rules the whole�察�Thou wouldst find peace and rest�此�Wisdom and sight
are well�察�but Trust is best。
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VERSE�此 �THE WARRIOR TO
HIS DEAD BRIDE
If in the fight my arm was strong�察�And forced my foes to yield�察 �If
conquering and unhurt I came Back from the battle´field ´ It is because thy
prayers have been My safeguard and my shield。
My comrades smile to see my arm Spare or protect a foe�察�They think
thy gentle pleading voice Was silenced long ago�察�But pity and compassion�察�
love�察�Were taught me first by woe。
Thy heart�察 �my own�察 �still beats in Heaven With the same love divine
That made thee stoop to such a soul�察�So hard�察�so stern�察�as mine ´ My eyes
have learnt to weep�察�beloved�察�Since last they looked on thine。
I hear thee murmur words of peace Through the dim midnight air�察�And
a calm falls from the angel stars And soothes my great despair ´ The
Heavens themselves look brighter�察�love�察�Since thy sweet soul is there。
And if my heart is once more calm�察�My step is once more free�察�It is
because each hour I feel Thou prayest still for me�察 �Because no fate or
change can come Between my soul and thee。
It is because my heart is stilled。 Not broken by despair�察�Because I see
the grave is bright�察�And death itself is fair ´ I dread no more the wrath of
Heaven ´ I have an angel there� �
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VERSE�此 �A LETTER
Dear�察�I tried to write you such a letter As would tell you all my heart
to´day。 Written Love is poor�察�one word were better�察�Easier�察�too�察�a thousand
times�察�to say。
I can tell you all�此 �fears�察�doubts unheeding�察�While I can be near you�察�
hold your hand�察 �Looking right into your eyes�察 �and reading Reassurance
that you understand。
Yet I wrote it through�察 �then lingered�察 �thinking Of its reaching you�察�
what hour�察 �what day�察 �Till I felt my heart and courage sinking With a
strange�察�new�察�wondering dismay。
;Will my letter fall�察─ �I wondered sadly�察 �On her mood like some
discordant tone�察 �Or be welcomed tenderly and gladly�拭�Will she be with
others�察�or alone�拭�
;It may find her too absorbed to read it�察�Save with hurried glance and
careless air�此�Sad and weary�察�she may scarcely heed it�察�Gay and happy�察�she
may hardly care。
;Shall Idare Irisk the chances�拭─�slowly Something��was it shyness�察�
love�察�or pride�拭 � Chilled my heart�察�and checked my courage wholly�察�So I
laid it wistfully aside。
Then I leant against the casement�察�turning Tearful eyes towards the far´
off west�察 �Where the golden evening light was burning�察 �Till my heart
throbbed back again to rest。
And I thought�此 �Love's soul is not in fetters�察�Neither space nor time
keep souls apart�察 �Since I cannotdare notsend my letters�察�Through the
silence I will send my heart。
;If�察�perhaps now�察�while my tears are falling�察�She is dreaming quietly
alone�察 �She will hear my Love's far echo calling�察 �Feel my spirit drawing
near her own。
;She will hear�察�while twilight shades enfold her�察�All the gathered Love
she knows so well ´ Deepest Love my words have ever told her�察�Deeper
stillall I could never tell。
;Wondering at the strange mysterious power That has touched her
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heart�察�then she will say�此� 'Some one whom I love�察�this very hour�察�Thinks of
me�察�and loves me�察�far away。'
;If�察�as well may be�察�to´night has found her Full of other thoughts�察�with
others by�察�Through the words and claims that gather round her She will
hear just one�察�half´smothered sigh�察�
;Or will marvel why�察�without her seeking�察�Suddenly the thought of me
recurs�察 �Or�察 �while listening to another speaking�察 �Fancy that my hand is
holding hers。;
So I dreamed�察�and watched the stars' far splendour Glimmering on the
azure darkness�察 �start�察 � While the star of trust rose bright and tender�察�
Through the twilight shadows of my heart。
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VERSE�此 �A COMFORTER
I。
Will she come to me�察 �little Effie�察�Will she come in my arms to rest�察�
And nestle her head on my shoulder�察 �While the sun goes down in the
west�拭�
II。
;I and Effie