by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

When the first summer bee
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
When the first summer bee
O'er the young rose shall hover,
Then, like that gay rover,
I'll come to thee.
He to flowers, I to lips, full of sweets to the brim -
What a meeting, what a meeting for me and him!

Then, to every bright tree
In the garden he'll wander,
While I, oh! much fonder,
Will stay with thee.
In search of new sweetness through thousands he'll run
While I find the sweetness of thousands in one.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-18
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Wanneer de eerste zomerbij
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the English 
Wanneer de eerste zomerbij
Langs de jonge roos zal zweven,
Zal ik mij tot u begeven,
Dierbare! even vlug als zij.
Zij naar bloemen, ik naar lippen,
Waar de honig overvloeit -
Wat ontmoeting zal dit wezen voor ons beide in min ontgloeid!

Dan snort zij van plant tot plant
Door de gaarde heen en weder,
Daar ik, meer getrouw en teeder,
Bij u toef, in liefde ontbrand.
Dan snelt zij om nieuwe zoetheên
Steeds naar duizend bloemen heen;
Maar dat zoet van duizendtallen vindt mijn harte slechts bij één.

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Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-18
Line count: 14
Word count: 89