The Four Seasons

THE FOUR SEASONS
BY CARL EWALD
TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS
NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1913
Copyright, 1913, By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Published, October, 1913

The songs in this story have been translated into English verse by my friend Mr. Osman Edwards, who has successfully accomplished the difficult task of retaining not only the rhymes, but also the lilting rhythm of the originals. A. T. de M. Chelsea, 30 April, 1913.


PROLOGUE