An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/Kijov
PETR BEZRUČ
(b. 1867)
From “Silesian Songs” (1909)
Kijov
Ho, ye damsels in scarlet wear.
In Kijov town ye ever were blithe,
And blithe shall ye ever be there.
E’en as ye seethe, my lays;
The blood of the Slovaks is fierily flushed,
Lips burn and eyes are ablaze.
Of a master naught we know;
And as blithe as we live and drink our fill,
As blithe to our end we shall go.
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1930. 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 54 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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