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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TRAVEL SONG, by HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL Poet's Biography
First Line: Mad the torrent foams below us
Last Line: And the gentle breezes blow.
Subject(s): Travel; Journeys; Trips
First Line: Mad the torrent foams below us
Last Line: And the gentle breezes blow.
Subject(s): Travel; Journeys; Trips
MAD the torrent foams below us,
From the crags the boulders leap,
Eagles, threatening to o'erthrow us,
Down the ravine boldly sweep.
But before us lies a land
Where the ripened fruits reflected
In the tranquil waters glow.
Marble fount and statue stand
Deep in groves of bloom protected,
And the gentle breezes blow.
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