Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LE POMMIER DOUX, by ANONYMOUS First Line: An apple tree there groweth Subject(s): Love;soldiers | ||||||||
An apple tree there groweth, Fly away, my heart, away; An apple tree there groweth Within my father's close; So sweet, Within my father's close. Oh, bright is every leaf thereon, Fly away, my heart, away; Oh, bright is every leaf thereon And sweet the fruit that grows So sweet, And sweet the fruit that grows. The King's three lovely daughters, Fly away, my heart, away; The King's three lovely daughters Beneath its branches lay, So sweet, Beneath its branches lay. The youngest wakens lightly, Fly away, my heart, away; The youngest wakens lightly: My sister, here is day! So sweet, My sister, here is day! 'Tis but a star that's gilding, Fly away, my heart, away; 'Tis but a star that's gilding With its sweet light our love, So sweet, With its sweet light our love. Our lovers ride to battle, Fly away, my heart, away; Our lovers ride to battle Their love for us to prove, So sweet, Their love for us to prove. And if they gain the battle, Fly away, my heart, away; And if they gain the battle, Our love shall crown the day, So sweet, Our love shall crown the day. Oh, let them win or let them fail, Fly away, my heart, away; Oh, let them win or let them fail, Our love is theirs alway, So sweet, Our love is theirs alway. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL ARMIES ARE THE SAME by ERNEST HEMINGWAY ABSENT WITH OFFICIAL LEAVE by RANDALL JARRELL PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON OPERATION MEMORY by DAVID LEHMAN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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