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 song
Broke and died the day long,
Sing thy old wrong.

Heart whose clear flame
Failed before the night came
Hide thy sharp shame.

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