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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (I)
by Michael R. Burch

These are the best poetry translations of Michael R. Burch...

Euryalus, born of the blue-eyed Graces,
scion of the bright-tressed Seasons,
son of the Cyprian,
whom dew-lidded Persuasion birthed among rose-blossoms.
—Ibykos/Ibycus (circa 540 BC), loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Mnemosyne was stunned into astonishment when she heard honey-tongued Sappho, wondering how mortal men merited a tenth Muse. — Antipater of Sidon, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch


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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (IV)
by Michael R. Burch

These are modern English translations of ancient Chinese, ancient Egyptian, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Old English, Polish, Scots Dialect, Urdu and Uyghur poems by Antipater of Sidon, Basho, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Celan, Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Po Chu-I, Dante, Deor, William Dunbar, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Veronica Franco, Mirza Ghalib, Hadrian, Heinrich Heine, Huang E, Sui Hui, Xu Hui, Issa, Allama Iqbal, Primo Levi, Li Qingzhao, Sophocles, Hisajo Sugita, Wladyslaw Szlengel, Perhat Tursun, Tzu Yeh, the Duke of Zhou, and other poets....



HEINRICH HEINE

Heinrich Heine is widely considered to be a major German poet.

The Seas Have Their Pearls
by Heinrich Heine

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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (II)
by Michael R. Burch

Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a Venetian courtesan who wrote literary-quality poetry and prose.

A Courtesan's Love Lyric (I)
by Veronica Franco
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

My rewards will be commensurate with your gifts
if only you give me the one that lifts
me laughing ...


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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (III)
by Michael R. Burch

Mnemosyne was stunned into astonishment when she heard honey-tongued Sappho, wondering how mortal men merited a tenth Muse. — Antipater of Sidon, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Sappho, fragment 42
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Eros harrows my heart:
wild winds whipping desolate mountains
uprooting oaks.

Sappho, fragment 155

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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (Ib)
by Michael R. Burch

These are the best poetry translations of Michael R. Burch...

Euryalus, born of the blue-eyed Graces,
scion of the bright-tressed Seasons,
son of the Cyprian,
whom dew-lidded Persuasion birthed among rose-blossoms.
—Ibykos/Ibycus (circa 540 BC), loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Warmthless beauty attracts but does not hold us; it floats like hookless bait. — Capito, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch


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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (Ib)
by Michael R. Burch

These are the best poetry translations of Michael R. Burch...

Euryalus, born of the blue-eyed Graces,
scion of the bright-tressed Seasons,
son of the Cyprian,
whom dew-lidded Persuasion birthed among rose-blossoms.
—Ibykos/Ibycus (circa 540 BC), loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Warmthless beauty attracts but does not hold us; it floats like hookless bait. — Capito, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch


......

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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (IV)
by Michael R. Burch

These are modern English translations of ancient Chinese, ancient Egyptian, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Old English, Polish, Scots Dialect, Urdu and Uyghur poems by Antipater of Sidon, Basho, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Celan, Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Po Chu-I, Dante, Deor, William Dunbar, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Veronica Franco, Mirza Ghalib, Hadrian, Heinrich Heine, Huang E, Sui Hui, Xu Hui, Issa, Allama Iqbal, Primo Levi, Li Qingzhao, Sophocles, Hisajo Sugita, Wladyslaw Szlengel, Perhat Tursun, Tzu Yeh, the Duke of Zhou, and other poets....



HEINRICH HEINE

Heinrich Heine is widely considered to be a major German poet.

The Seas Have Their Pearls
by Heinrich Heine

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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (III)
by Michael R. Burch

Mnemosyne was stunned into astonishment when she heard honey-tongued Sappho, wondering how mortal men merited a tenth Muse. — Antipater of Sidon, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Sappho, fragment 42
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Eros harrows my heart:
wild winds whipping desolate mountains
uprooting oaks.

Sappho, fragment 155

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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (II)
by Michael R. Burch

Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a Venetian courtesan who wrote literary-quality poetry and prose.

A Courtesan's Love Lyric (I)
by Veronica Franco
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

My rewards will be commensurate with your gifts
if only you give me the one that lifts
me laughing ...


......

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Best Poetry Translations of Michael R. Burch (I)
by Michael R. Burch

These are the best poetry translations of Michael R. Burch...

Euryalus, born of the blue-eyed Graces,
scion of the bright-tressed Seasons,
son of the Cyprian,
whom dew-lidded Persuasion birthed among rose-blossoms.
—Ibykos/Ibycus (circa 540 BC), loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Mnemosyne was stunned into astonishment when she heard honey-tongued Sappho, wondering how mortal men merited a tenth Muse. — Antipater of Sidon, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch


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