Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Holland: Vols. XIV–XV. 1876–79. | | | | Portugal: Mondego, the River | | Mondego | | Antonio Ferreira (1528–1569) |
| | Translated by John Adamson
TO thy clear streams, Mondego, I return | |
| With renovated life and eyes now clear. | |
| How fruitless in thy waters fell the tear, | |
| When Love’s delirium did with me sojourn,— | |
| When I, with face betraying anguish deep, | 5 |
| And hollow voice, and unsuspecting ear, | |
| Knew not the danger of the mountain steep | |
| Whereon I stood,—of which my soul with fear | |
| The memory chills! Seducing wiles of Love! | |
| ’Neath what vain shadows did you hide my fate,— | 10 |
| Shadows that swiftly passed the happier state | |
| Which now this breast enjoys! Now peace I prove; | |
| For smiling day succeeds the clouds of night, | |
| And sweet repose, and joys, and prospects bright. | | | | |
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