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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NIGHTINGALE, by ALEXEY (ALEXIE) VASSILIEVICH KOLTSOV Poet's Biography First Line: The nightingale, the rose's lover Last Line: And wherefore sings he songs as sad as this? | |||
THE nightingale, the rose's lover, Through night and day sings songs above her, But silent in her dream of innocence She hears the strain but catches not the sense. So oft a poet, singing to his lyre, Pours in a maiden's ear his heart's desire; His fiery passion throbs through every tone, But to the gentle maid it rests unknown. For whom, she asks, is meant this song of his, And wherefore sings he songs as sad as this? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN OLD MAN'S SONG by ALEXEY (ALEXIE) VASSILIEVICH KOLTSOV OLD MAN'S SONG by ALEXEY (ALEXIE) VASSILIEVICH KOLTSOV SONG by ALEXEY (ALEXIE) VASSILIEVICH KOLTSOV WOMAN'S SONG by ALEXEY (ALEXIE) VASSILIEVICH KOLTSOV YOUTH by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON EPIGRAM: 118. ON GUT by BEN JONSON A CANADIAN BOAT SONG; WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE by THOMAS MOORE EVIL EASIER THAN GOOD by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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