All in green my love went riding
All in green went my love riding
on a great horse of gold
into the silver dawn.
four lean hounds crouched low and smiling
the merry deer ran before.
Fleeter be they than dappled dreams
the swift sweet deer
the red rare deer.
Horn at hip went my love riding
riding the echo down
into the silver dawn.
four lean hounds crouched low and smiling
the level meadows ran before.
Softer be they than slippered sleep
the lean lithe deer
the fleet flown deer.
Four fleet does at a gold valley
the famished arrows sang before.
Bow at belt went my love riding
riding the mountain down into the silver dawn.
four lean hounds crouched low and smiling
the sheer peaks ran before.
Paler be they than daunting death
the sleek slim deer
the tall tense deer.
Four tall stags at a green mountain
the lucky hunter sang before.
All in green went my love riding
on a great horse of gold
into the silver dawn.
four lean hounds crouched low and smiling
my heart fell dead before.
From "Tulips and Chimneys", 1923
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Sva u zelenom
Sva u zelenom je moja ljubav odjahala
na velikom konju od zlata u srebrnu zoru.
Četiri vitka psa se šuljaju sa smiješkom
veseli je jelen bježao pred njima.
Okretniji su od šarenih snova brzi dragi jelenovi,
rijetki crveni jelenovi
Četiri crvena srndaća kraj bijele vode
okrutni rog je pjevao sprijeda
S rogom o boku je odjahala moja ljubav,
odjahala niz rijeku u srebrnu zoru.
Četiri vitka psa se šuljaju sa smiješkom
livade su ravne bježale pred njima.
Mekši su neg' san u papučama vitki gipki jelenovi
okretni nestali jelenovi.
Četiri okrutne košute u zlatnoj dolini
izgladnjela je strijela pjevala pred njima.
S lukom o pasu odjahala je moja ljubav
odjahala niz planinu i srebrnu zoru
Četiri vitka psa se šuljahu sa smiješkom
oštri su šiljci bježali pred njima.
Bljeđi su od strašne smrti glatki tanki jelenovi
visoki,napeti jelenovi
Četiri visoka jelena na zelenoj planini
sretan lovac pjevao je pred njima.
Sva u zelenom je moja ljubav dojahala
na velikom konju od zlata u srebrnu zoru.
Četiri vitka psa se šuljahu sa smiješkom
Moje srce palo je mrtvo pred njima.