Forsaken. (From The German)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 (Portland) – 1882 (Cambridge)
Something the heart must have to cherish,
Must love and joy and sorrow learn,
Something with passion clasp, or perish,
And in itself to ashes burn.
So to this child my heart is clinging,
And its frank eyes, with look intense,
Me from a world of sin are bringing
Back to a world of innocence.
Disdain must thou endure for ever;
Strong may thy heart in danger be!
Thou shalt not fail! but ah, be never
False as thy father was to me.
Never will I forsake thee, faithless,
And thou thy mother ne'er forsake,
Until her lips are white and breathless,
Until in death her eyes shall break.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCX EFEF DGXG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 576 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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