Alas! ’neath the waves in their madness,
The sailor and boat are gone;—
And this, with her song of sadness,
The Lorelei has done.
The Two Streams.
(Adapted from the Italian of Metastasio.)
Quella onda che ruina.
I.
YON stream that dashes down the Alpine height,
Complains its fate, and struggles in its course,
Till dashed to spray by its impetuous force,
It sparkles like a diamond-shower bright.
II.
Another stream, in hidden vale apart,
Courses its slumbrous way, and ne’er may know
The lustre bright—the full-tide diamond glow,
Its depths might yield to glad the aching heart.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] This belief is current among the Indian tribes of North America.
[B] It is commonly believed among the Indians that the spirits of the dead turn into doves.