«A wise and simple life I learned to live, / I pray to God in quiet meditation, / I take long wanderings before the eve / To weary the unneeded angst and tension. With burdock rustling; and the rowan red / And yellow berries gradually fading, / I form the joyous verses in my head / That ...»
«1 It was sultry from blazing light / And his every glance — like a flame. / I only started: that is right. / Me — only this one can tame. / He bent, — in a casual, low tone... / The blood sharply left my hot face. / Let love stop — like a tombstone — / My life's even, m...»
«1. La luce incandescente soffocava, / e i suoi sguardi parevano raggi. / Ebbi solo un sussulto: / quest’uomo può domarmi. / Si inchinò... dirà qualcosa... / Il sangue defluí dal viso. / Come pietra tombale, / si pose l’amore sulla mia vita. 2. Non ami, non vuoi guardare? / ...»
«For the resounding glory of ages to come / For the tall race of men / I have given up both the cup at my fathers' feast / My mirth and my honour. The wolf-hound age throws itself at my shoulders / But I am no wolf by my blood, / Rather stuff me like a hat into the sleeve / Of the warm o...»