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A Mournful One Am I

Walther von der Vogelweide 1170 (Austria) – 1230 (Würzburg)

A mournful one am I, above whose head
A day of perfect bliss hath never past;
Whatever joys my soul have ravished,
Soon was the radiance of those joys o'ercast.

And none can show me that substantial pleasure
Which will not pass away like bloom from flowers;
Therefore, no more my heart such joys shall treasure,
Nor pine for fading sweets and fleeting hours.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 22, 2023

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Scheme AXAA BCBC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 359
Words 66
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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