Translations of the Oldest Rhyming Poems In the English Language
...Translations of the Oldest English Rhyming Poems
The Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem aka The Riming Poem
Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
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Categories:
leiden, england, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Rhyme
Medieval Poems V
...Medieval Poem V
A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
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The procrastinator puts off purpose,
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Categories:
leiden, earth, england, love, middle
Form: Rhyme
Chaucer Translation: Rejection
...Rejection
a roundel by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Your beauty from your heart has so erased
Pity, that it's useless to complain;
For Pride now holds ...
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Categories:
leiden, beauty, french, heart, innocence,
Form: Roundel
Mal Das Grass Blau An
...Mal das Grass blau an und du wirst auf Wasser und Wellen wandern!
Streich die Wolken in rot und orange und setz den Himmel in Flammen!
Fl ster zu den Sternschnuppen und reise am Mond vorbei!
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Categories:
leiden, children, life, love, uplifting,
Form: Free verse