Thither—yes! thither will I go,

To the rosy vale, where the nightingale

Sings his song of woe.

In her hat of straw, for her gentle swain,

She has placed the lemons pale:

Thither—yes! thither will I go,

To the rosy vale, where the nightingale

Sings his song of woe.

Translation of John Bowring.      Gil Vicente, 1480–1557.

THE MOTHER BIRD.