A Contemporary Translation Free Essay Example

Come live with me and be my Love,

And all the pleasures of the valleys,

Groves, hills, and fields, woods,

And steep mountains will be ours.

And we will sit on the rocks

To watch the shepherds feed their flocks,

And song birds will sing pleasant songs

By the waterfalls of shallow rivers.

There I will make you a bed of roses

And a thousand fragrant posies,

A hat of flowers and a gown

All embroidered with the leaves of a Myrtle.

A gown made of the finest wool

Which we pull from our pretty lambs,

Moderately lined slippers for the cold,

With buckles made from the purest gold.

A belt of straw and ivy buds,

With coral clasps and amber studs:

And If these pleasures so entice you,

Come live with me and be my Love.

Your silver dishes for your meat,

Suitable for the gods to eat from,

Will be prepared on an ivory table

Every day for you and me.

The shepherd suitors will dance and sing

For your delight every morning in May:

If these delights entice your mind,

Then live with me and be by Love.

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