An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/O, That a Joy Might Come...
O, That a Joy Might Come . . .
Let us ponder and open the mire-bedaubed windows,
The soul’s festivity arises, morning-illumined stillness.
When blossoming trees amorously nestle towards the moonlight,
And when cleansed thresholds beneath the stars are aglimmer. . . .
O, that it might rove through all opened windows,
Through tumult of chimes, hosanna, hosanna, through the soul’s festivity.
Of gold, carmine, of blue tinges from unknown regions,—
O, that a joy might come, calm, artless, marvelling.
Once Again Shall We Return (1900)
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1931. The longest-living author of this work died in 1970, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 55 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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