YOU I LOVE

Eino Leino(1878-1926)

Oh, if you would know, o girl,

what beautiful worlds

in your young bosom dream,

with your spirit you would cherish those!

But then you can't them recognize.

Likely just fancies, which

of old the longing of my soul made -

oh, wonderful times!

You I love. You loved me not.

What was our will able to do to that?

What can we, poor people,

to the spinners of life's threads?

We can only joyous be

and weep for our dreams.

(Sua Lemmin; Hiihtäjän virsiä, 1900.)

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