«Skald-harp, long ago your poet-master / left you to oblivion in this dusty room, / but as soon as the moon, enchanting the gloom, / splashes a ray in your corner, / then your strings perform a magic tune, / like troubled souls in delirious swoon. When it breathes on you, what life sw...»
«Seal thou thy lips, to none impart / The secret dreams that fill thy heart. / Within it let them blaze and die / As do the silent stars on high / When o’er the earth night’s shadows stray – / Delight in them – and silent stay. Thy sentiments to none confide; / From those about t...»
«Stay silent, out of sight and hide / your feelings and your dreams inside. / Within your soul’s deep centre let / them silently rise, let them set / like stars in the night. Don’t be heard. / Admire them, Don’t say a word. How can your heart itself express? / Can others understand...»
«My little almond tree / Is gay with gleaming bloom, / My heart unwillingly / Puts forth its buds of gloom. The bloom will leave the tree, / The fruit, unbidden, grow. / And the green boughs will be / By bitter loads brought low.»