Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE INVASION OF THE TARTARS, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "plundering are the tartars, / plundering jashdow castle" Last Line: "a slave for life to be, / far, far in tartary!" Subject(s): "jashdow Castle, Poland;russia;tatars;" Soviet Union;russians;tartars | ||||||||
PLUNDERING are the Tartars, Plundering Jashdow castle. All the people fled, Only a lad they met. "Where's thy lord, my lad? Where and in what tower Is thy lady's bower?" "I must not betray him, Lest my lord should slay me." "Not his anger fear, Thou shalt stay not here, Thou shalt go with us." "My lord's and lady's bower Is in the highest tower." Once the Tartars shot, And they hit them not. Twice the Tartars shot, And they killed the lord. Thrice the Tartars shot, -- They are breaking in the tower, The lady is in their power. Away, away it goes, Over the green meadows, Black, black the walls arose! "O lady, O, turn back, To thy walls so sad and black. "O walls, ye dreary walls! So sad and black are you, Because your lord they slew! "Because your lord is slain, Your lady is dragged away Into captivity! A slave for life to be, Far, far in Tartary!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GRAVE OF HOWARD by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES THE SIEGE OF KAZAN; TARTAR SONG by ALEXANDER BOREJKO CHODZKO POOR TARTAR; A HUNGARIAN LEGEND by JOHN GODFREY SAXE TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS "'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS |
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