Armenian Poems/The Poet
And make the soul with unfeigned sorrow ache;
Echo of noble wishes let it be.
And sacred patriotism let it wake,
Breathe hope to those oppressed by conflicts dread;
With immortality the fallen wreathe,
And shame the man who like a dastard fled.
Which with untruth and darkness wage their fray!
Then, bowing reverently before your face,
“You are a poet!” we with joy will say.
That glides with silvery eddies mile on mile;
Let hopes and wishes bubble there like springs,
With sounds of power, and with a vivid smile.
Forget ourselves and soar to worlds above,
Where bitter tears of hardship are not shed,
Where rest is found, and beauty glows with love.
Make us be glad and cast off grief and care,
And live in dreams of childhood far away;
Then we shall bless the work that you have wrought;
“You are a poet!” we with joy shall say.
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1950, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 73 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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