Of tears flows through the rock and down the mountain,
Whence beast and bird may drink; but she, in chains,
Fixed in the path of all the winds remains.
This tomb holds naught, this woman hath no tomb:
To be both grave and body is her doom.
Przypisy:
1. Erato — the Muse of lyric poetry. [przypis edytorski]
2. Unhappy mother — Niobe, cf. Lament IV. [przypis edytorski]
3. Phoebus — Apollo, Greek god of sun. [przypis edytorski]
4. Diana — Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity; her Greek counterpart is Artemis. [przypis edytorski]