by Anthony Munday (1553 - 1633)

Beautie sate bathing by a spring
 (Sung text for setting by W. Corkine)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
Beautie sate bathing by a spring,
Where fairest shades did hide her,
The windes blewe calme, the Birds did sing,
The coole streames ranne beside her.
My wanton thoughts intis't mine eye
To see what was forbidden,
But better memorie said fie,
So vaine desire was chidden.
 
Into a slumber then I fell,
But fond imagination
Seem'd to see, but could not tell,
Her feature or her fashion.
But euen as babes in dreames doe smile,
And sometime fall a weeping :
So I awakt as wise the while,
As when I fell asleeping.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , "Eine Schöne saß badend bei einem Quell", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 93