Lament III
Jan Kochanowski 1530 (Sycyna Północna) – 1584 (Lublin)
So, thou hast scorned me, my delight and heir;
Thy father's halls, then, were not broad and fair
Enough for thee to dwell here longer, sweet.
True, there was nothing, nothing in them meet
For thy swift-budding reason, that foretold
Virtues the future years would yet unfold.
Thy words, thy archness, every turn and bow -
How sick at heart without them am I now!
Nay, little comfort, never more shall I
Behold thee and thy darling drollery.
What may I do but only follow on
Along the path where earlier thou hast gone.
And at its end do thou, with all thy charms,
Cast round thy father's neck thy tender arms.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDDEAFGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 595 |
Words | 112 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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