TrI pOamz bF /wiljam /wxdzwxT (1770-1850)

H solatXI rIpD

bahOld hx, siNgal in H fIld,
  jon solatXI hFland lAs!
rIpiN n siNiN bF hxself;
  stop hC, P JentlI pys!
alOn SI kuts n bFndz H grEn,
n siNz a melaNkolI strEn;
O lisan! fP H vEl prOfQnd
iz OvxflOiN wiH H sQnd.

nO nFtiNgEl did evx cYnt
  mP welkam nOts t wCI bAndz
v trAvalxz in sum SEdI hYnt,
  amuN DEbWn sAndz:
a vqs sO TriliN ne'D woz hxd
in spriN-tFm from H kUkM-bxd,
brEkiN H sFlans v H sIz
amuN H fRHast hebradIz.

wil nO wun tel mI wot SI siNz? --
  pxhAps H plEntiv numbxz flO
fP Old, unhApI, fR-of TiNz,
  n bAtalz loN agO:
P iz it sum mP humbal lE,
familjx mAtx v tM-dE?
sum nAcDal sorO, los, P pEn,
HAt hAz bIn, n mE bI agEn?

wote'D H TIm, H mEdan sAN
  Az if hx soN kUd hAv nO endiN;
F sY hx siNiN At hx wxk,
  n O'D H sikal bendiN; --
F lisand, mOSanlas n stil;
n, Az F mQntad up H hil,
H mVzik in mF hRt F bP,
loN yftx it woz hxd nO mP.


dAfadilz

F wondDd lOnlI Az a klQd
  HAt flOts on hF O'D vElz n hilz,
wen Yl At wuns F sY a krQd,
  a hOst, v gOldan dAfadilz;
basFd H lEk, banIT H trIz,
flutDiN n dynsiN in H brIz.

kantinVas Az H stRz HAt SFn
  n twiNkal on H /milkI /wE,
HE strect in nevD-endiN lFn
  aloN H mRJan v a bE:
ten TQzand sY F At a glyns,
tosiN HX hedz in sprFtlI dyns.

H wEvz basFd Hem dynst; but HE
  Qt-did H spRkliN wEvz in glI:
a pOat kUd not but bI gE,
  in suc a Jokand kumpanI:
F gEzd -- n gEzd -- but lital TYt
wot welT H SO t mI hAd brYt:

fP oft, wen on mF kQc F lF
  in vEkant P in pensiv mMd,
HE flAS apon HAt inwDd F
  wic iz H blis v solatVd;
n Hen mF hRt wiH pleZD filz,
n dynsaz wiH H dAfadilz.


Od intamESanz v imPtAlatI from rekalekSanz v xlI cFldhUd

HX woz a tFm wen medO, grOv, n strIm,
    H xT, n evrI koman sFt,
            t mI did sIm
    apArald in salescal lFt,
H glPI n H freSnas v a drIm.
it iz not nQ Az it hAT bIn v jP; --
        txn wXsOe'D F mE,
            bF nFt P dE,
H TiNz wic F hAv sIn F nQ kAn sI nO mP.

        H rEnbO kumz n gOz,
        n luvlI iz H rOz;
        H mMn duT wiH dalFt
    lUk rQnd hx wen H hevanz R bX;
        wYtxz on a stRI nFt
        R bVtafal n fX;
    H sunSFn iz a glPias bxT;
    but jet F nO, wXe'D F gO,
HAt HX hAT pyst awE a glPI from H xT.

nQ, wFl H bxdz Hus siN a Jqas soN,
    n wFl H juN lAmz bQnd
        Az t H tEbx'z sQnd,
t mI alOn HX kEm a TYt v grIf:
a tFmlI utDans gEv HAt TYt ralIf,
        n F agEn Am stroN:
H kAtDAkts blO HX trumpats from H stIp;
nO mP SAl grIf v mFn H sIzan roN;
F hC H ekOz TrM H mQntanz TroN,
H windz kum t mI from H fIldz v slIp,
        n Yl H xT iz gE;
            lAnd n sI
    giv Hemselvz up t JolitI,
      n wiH H hRt v /mE
    duT evrI bIst kIp holadE; --
          HQ cFld v Jq,
SQt rQnd mI, let mI hC HF SQts, HQ hApI
    SepDd-bq!

jI blesad krIcxz, F hAv hxd H kYl
    jI t Ic uHx mEk; F sI
H hevanz lyf wiH V in jUD JMbalI;
    mF hRt iz At jUD festaval,
      mF hed hAT its koranal,
H fUlnas v jUD blis, F fIl -- F fIl it Yl.
        O Ival dE! if F wx sulan
        wFl xT hxself iz adPniN,
            His swIt /mE-mPniN,
        n H cildran R kuliN
            on evrI sFd,
        in a TQzand vAlIz fR n wFd,
        freS flQxz; wFl H sun SFnz wPm,
n H bEb lIps up on hiz muHxz Rm: --
        F hC, F hC, wiH Jq F hC!
        -- but HXz a trI, v menI, wun,
a siNgal fIld wic F hAv lUkt apon,
bOT v Hem spIk v sumTiN HAt iz gon:
          H pAnzI At mF fIt
          duT H sEm tEl rapIt:
wiHx iz fled H viZanXI glIm?
wX iz it nQ, H glPI n H drIm?

QD bxT iz but a slIp n a fPgetiN:
H sOl HAt rFzaz wiH us, QD lFf's stR,
        hAT hAd elswX its setiN,
          n kumiT from afR:
        not in entFD fPgetfalnas,
        n not in utx nEkidnas,
but trEliN klQdz v glPI dM wI kum
        from /god, hM iz QD hOm:
hevan lFz abQt us in QD infansI!
SEdz v H prizan-hQs bigin t klOz
        apon H grOiN bq,
but hI bahOldz H lFt, n wens it flOz,
        hI sIz it in hiz Jq;
H VT, hM dElI fRHx from H Ist
    must trAval, stil iz /nEcx'z prIst,
      n bF H viZan splendid
      iz on hiz wE atendid;
At leNkT H mAn pxsIvz it dF awE,
n fEd intM H lFt v koman dE.

xT filz hx lAp wiH pleZxz v hx On;
jxniNz SI hAT in hx On nAcxal kFnd,
n, Ivan wiH sumTiN v a muHx'z mFnd,
        n nO anwxHI Em,
    H hOmlI nxs duT Yl SI kAn
t mEk hx fostD-cFld, hx inmEt mAn,
    fPget H glPIz hI hAT nOn,
n HAt impCIal pAlas wens hI kEm.

bahOld H cFld amuN hiz nV-bPn blisaz,
a siks jCz' dRliN v a pigmI sFz!
sI, wX 'mid wxk v hiz On hAnd hI lFz,
fretad bF sAlIz v hiz muHx'z kisaz,
wiH lFt apon him from hiz fyHx'z Fz!
sI, At hiz fIt, sum lital plAn P cRt,
sum frAgmant from hiz drIm v hVman lFf,
SEpt bF himself wiH nVlI-lxnd Rt;
    a wediN P a festaval,
    a mPniN P a fVnDal;
        n His hAT nQ hiz hRt,
    n untM His hI frEmz hiz soN:
        Hen wil hI fit hiz tuN
t dFalogz v biznas, luv, P strFf;
        but it wil not bI loN
        C His bI TrOn asFd,
        n wiH nV Jq n prFd
H lital Aktx konz anuHx pRt;
filiN from tFm t tFm hiz 'hVmDas stEJ'
wiH Yl H pxsanz, dQn t polzId EJ,
HAt lFf briNz wiH hx in hx ekwipEJ;
        Az if hiz hOl vOkESan
        wx endlas imatESan.

HQ, hMz ikstCIx semblans duT balF
        HF sOl'z imensitI;
HQ best filosafx, hM jet dust kIp
HF heritaJ, HQ F amuN H blFnd,
HAt, def n sFlant, rId'st H itxnal dIp,
hYntad fP evx bF H itxnal mFnd, --
        mFtI profat! sID blest!
        on hMm HOz trMHz dM rest,
wic wI R tqliN Yl QD lFvz t fFnd,
in dRknas lost, H dRknas v H grEv;
HQ, Ovx hMm HF imPtAlatI
brMdz lFk H dE, a mystx O'D a slEv,
a prezans wic iz not t bI pUt bF;
          t hMm H grEv
iz but a lOnlI bed wiHQt H sens P sFt
        v dE P H wPm lFt,
a plEs v TYt wX wI in wEtiN lF;
HQ lital cFld, jet glPIas in H mFt
v hevan-bPn frIdam on HF bIiN'z hFt,
wF wiH suc xnast pEnz dust HQ pravOk
H jCz t briN H inevatabal jOk,
Hus blFndlI wiH HF blesidnas At strFf?
fUl sMn HF sOl SAl hAv hx xTlI frEt,
n kustam lF apon HI wiH a wEt,
hevI Az frost, n dIp YlmOst Az lFf!

        O Jq! HAt in QD embxz
        iz sumTiN HAt duT liv,
        HAt nEcx jet ramembxz
        wot woz sO fVJativ!
H TYt v QD pAst jCz in mI duT brId
pxpecMal benadikSan: not indId
fP HAt wic iz mOst wxHI t bI blest --
dalFt n libxtI, H simpal krId
v cFldhUd, weHD bizI P At rest,
wiH nV-fleJd hOp stil flutxiN in hiz brest: --
        not fP HIz F rEz
        H soN v TANks n prEz;
    but fP HOz obstanat kwescaniNz
    v sens n QtwDd TiNz,
    fYliNz from us, vAniSiNz;
    blANk misgiviNz v a krIcx
mMviN abQt in wxldz not rIalFzd,
hF instiNkts bafP wic QD mPtal nEcx
did trembal lFk a giltI TiN sxprFzd:
        but fP HOz fxst afekSanz,
        HOz SAdOI rekalekSanz,
      wic, bI HE wot HE mE,
R jet H fQntan-lFt v Yl QD dE,
R jet a mystD-lFt v Yl QD sIiN;
  uphOld us, ceriS, n hAv pQD t mEk
QD nqzI jCz sIm mOmants in H bIiN
v H itxnal sFlans: trMHz HAt wEk,
            t periS nevx:
wic nFHx listlasnas, nP mAd endevx,
            nP mAn nP bq,
nP Yl HAt iz At enmatI wiH Jq,
kAn utxlI aboliS P distrq!
    hens in a sIzan v kym weHx
        HO inlAnd fR wI bI,
QD sOlz hAv sFt v HAt imPtal sI
        wic brYt us hiHx,
    kAn in a mOmant trAval TiHx,
n sI H cildran spPt apon H SP,
n hC H mFtI wYtxz rOliN evxmP.

Hen siN, jI bxdz, siN, siN a Jqas soN!
        n let H juN lAmz bQnd
        Az t H tEbx'z sQnd!
wI in TYt wil Jqn jUD TroN,
      jI HAt pFp n jI HAt plE,
      jI HAt TrM jUD hRts tM-dE
      fIl H glAdnas v H /mE!
wot HO H rEdIans wic woz wuns sO brFt
bI nQ fP evx tEkan from mF sFt,
    HO nuTiN kAn briN bAk H QD
v splendD in H grys, v glPI in H flQD;
      wI wil grIv not, ryHx fFnd
      streNkT in wot ramEnz bahFnd;
      in H prFmal simpaTI
      wic hAviN bIn must evx bI;
      in H sMHiN TYts HAt spriN
      Qt v hVman sufxiN;
      in H fET HAt lUks TrM deT,
in jCz HAt briN H filasofik mFnd.

n O jI fQntanz, medOz, hilz, n grOvz,
fPbOd not enI sevxiN v QD luvz!
jet in mF hRt v hRts F fIl jUD mFt;
F OnlI hAv raliNkwiSt wun dalFt
t liv banIT jUD mP habicMal swE.
F luv H brUks wic dQn HX cAnalz fret,
Ivan mP HAn wen F tript lFtlI Az HE;
H inasant brFtnas v a nV-bPn dE
            iz luvlI jet;
H klQdz HAt gAHx rQnd H setiN sun
dM tEk a sObx kulDiN from an F
HAt hAT kept woc O'D mAn'z mPtAlatI;
anuHx rEs hAT bIn, n uHx pymz R won.
TANks t H hVman hRt bF wic wI liv,
TANks t its tendxnas, its Jqz, n fCz,
t mI H mInast flQD HAt blOz kAn giv
TYts HAt dM ofan lF tM dIp fP tXz.