UNREQUITED LOVE. "Di Juan de que murió Blas." SAY, Juan, say, of what he died?— What said he, shepherd?-thou wert there And when he felt his failing breath Grow weak-what said he of his doom? -That there are pains far worse than death, And when the last, last throb drew nigh, Of unrequited love he died! Burgos. (Date unknown.) THE TWO STREAMLETS. "Encontrandose dos arroyuelos." Two little streams o'er plains of green All their artillery are pearls. They foam, they rage, they shout,-and then And melodies of peace are heard I saw a melancholy rill Burst meekly from a clouded hill, And each to each defiance hurls All their artillery are pearls. They foam, they rage, they shout,—and then Rest in their silent beds again. And if two little streamlets break The law of love for passion's sake, How then should I a rival see, For is not love a mightier power Than mountain stream, or mountain shower? Primavera de Romances, p. 57, Madrid, 1623. EMBLEM. "Que producira mi Dios." WHAT shall the land produce, that thou "Thorns to bind around my brow, Flowers to form a wreath for thee." Streams from such a hand that flow Böhl, N. 49. THE LOVER TO THE MOON. "Ay luna que reluces." MOON! that shinest out so bright, Guide my maiden through the night, Moon, that shinest out so bright, Guide my maiden through the night! Romancero General, 1604. MAIDEN'S INDISCRETION. "Bullicioso era el arroyuelo." NOISY was the streamlet, mother; The wave is fled-O fear no other,— The streamlet roll'd in treacherous hour, With sparkling gem and smiling flower, Like a living thing of gold: And I sought to pass the streamlet, mother; That wave is fled-O fear no other,- It idled along, and in devious way, That wave is fled-O fear no other,— That danger was the last. |