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The Frozen Stream - ZaunköniG - 17.06.2007
The Frozen Stream
Chained with strong fetters, fair and restless stream,
Thine onward course, thou rover, harshly stayed,
No more by mossy bank or sylval glade
Goest thou rejoicing; and the solar beam
That erst threw glittering gems upon thy breast,
No longer owns a power to set thee free.
Fain would the golden rays disturb thy rest,
But, faint and trembling, fail to succor thee.
A mighty arm forbids thy further flow,
And seals with icy band each sparkling wave,
Lays bare the verdant bank thou lov’st to lave
And stills thy babbling tomgue; nor shalt thou know,
Sweet captive, aught of liberty again,
Till Spring with gentle hand unbinds the chilling chain.