Waves, Where Do You Hurry

Poem by Juhan Liiv
Waves, where do you hurry
purling in a creek,
brinking toward the sun,
lisping against the flowery bank?

We hurry to the sea,
we dance in golden sunlight,
running blue under the sky,
disappearing in a mist.

(1909)
Translated by Juri Talvet and H.L.Hix.
- Juhan Liiv
(Contributed by daniel on Monday, April 4th, 2011)
 
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