Nr. 44
Calcutta nr. 44
All verdure that grows upon the margin of a stream
You may say grows from the lip of an angel
Beware not to set foot contemptuously upon the verdure
For that verdure grows from the clay of a tulip cheeked one.
Christensen 1927 - 81
All that green-sward which grows on the bank of the
rivulet has grown, as it were, on the lip of a beeing of
angelic nature.
Put not thy foot on the grass in contempt, for that
grass has grown from the dust of a moon-face.
FitzGerald 1879 - 20
And this reviving Herb whose tender Green
Fledges the River-Lip on which we lean--
Ah, lean upon it lightly! for who knows
From what once lovely Lip it springs unseen!
Heron-Allen 1899 - 20
All verdure that grows upon the margin of a stream,
You may say, grows from the lip of one angel-natured;
Beware not to set foot contemptuously upon the verdure,
For that verdure grows from the clay of one tulip-cheeked.
Nicolas 1867 - 59
Qu'elles sont belles, ces verdures qui croissent aux bords des ruisseaux! On dirait qu'elles ont pris naissance sur les lèvres d'une angélique beauté. Ne pose donc pas sur elles ton pied avec dédain, puisqu'elles proviennent du germe de la poussière d'un visage coloré du teint de la tulipe.
Payne 1898 - 61
Each bladelet of grass on the bank of the stream't hath sprouted,
From the lip of some angel-fair one, 't would seem,'t hath sprouted:
Beware lest on aught of the greensward in scorn thou trample;
From the dust of some tulip-cheek, I deem, 't hath sprouted.
Thompson 1906 - 104
Each tuft of green the river brims display.
As down on angel's lip doth grow, you'd say;
Ah, trample not this turf! for every blade
Springs from some lovely tulip-cheeked one's clay!
Whinfield 1883 - 62
Yon turf, fringing the margent of the stream,
As down upon a cherub's lip might seem,
Or growth from dust of buried tulip cheeks;
Tread not that turf with scorn, or light esteem.