[40] Oder: bändigte, d. h. nach meinem Sinne lenkte.
II.
INGLEZA.
Oh! If my beloved[41] would come,
The before seen, if he would appear;
Instantly I should press a kiss on his mouth,[42]
Even though it (the mouth) were stained with the blood of a wolf.[43]
His hand I should at the same time warmly (cordially) seize,[44]
Even though a snake wound round his fingers!
Oh! if the wind had understanding,[45]
The fresh zephyrs of the spring, if they were capable of speech: