WHAT laughter and singing! The sun's rays crossing Each other gleam brightly; the billows are tossing The joyous bark, and there I reclined With friends beloved and lightsome mind. The bark was presently wreck'd and shatter'd, My friends were poor swimmers, and soon were scatter'd, And all were drown'd, in our fatherland; @3I@1 was thrown by the storm on the Seine's far strand Another ship I now ascended, My journey by new companions attended; By strange waves toss'd and rock'd, I depart -- How far my home! how heavy my heart! Once more arises that singing and laughter! The wind pipes loud, the planks crack soon after -- In heaven is quench'd the last last star -- How heavy my heart! My home how far! |