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In a cemetery
by Jaroslav Havlíček, translated by Watson Kirkconnell

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Jaroslav Havlíček4642898European Elegies — In a cemetery1928Watson Kirkconnell

95.IN A CEMETERY

Elusive melodies of lips long dead,Long since dissolved to cemetery dustAnd the damp exhalations of their bed,Blow from the graves in soothing tones of trust.

Sad, quiet strains of deep tranquillityFalter and tremble to the dying sun,Falter and tremble o'er the dewy leaIn haunting harmonies of days long done.

From the Czech of Jaroslav Havliček.

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The longest-living author of this work died in 1960, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 64 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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Translation:

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1928, before the cutoff of January 1, 1930.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1977, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 47 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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