Poems (Radford)/Croatian

by Dollie Radford

Three Songs Written to Old Music

Croatian

Rose that wert red,Drop thy flower on my head,Rose that wert red.

Leaves that were sweet,Spill thy dews on my feet,Leaves that were sweet.

Bird whose tired songBroke and died the day long,Sing thy old wrong.

Heart whose clear flameFailed before the night cameHide thy sharp shame.

Rose that wert red,Drop thy flower on my head,Now that I am dead.