Translations from Alexander Petofi, the Magyar Poet
Sir John Bowring's English verse of 1866 from Hungary's national poet: the long poem Istók the Fool and seventy-seven lyrics, with the Hungarian beside them.
Measured across the book
Across its 3,081 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 93% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.24 times what shuffling the words would give (0.35 observed against 0.28 expected). 42% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Istók, the Fooliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 704 linesPerplexityiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesDreamingtrochaic tetrameter · 8 linesBright Eyesiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesNightiambic dimeter · 20 linesTo My Horseiambic pentameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Tired Steediambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesWine and Songiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesFaithfulnessiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesNoon-Daytrochaic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Betyaranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesTo an Unjust Judgetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesDrink!trochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesErlau Echoesiambic pentameter · 64 linesAfter a Reveliambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesTipplingtrochaic dimeter · 16 linesMusingsiambic pentameter · ABAB · 36 linesMaster Paultrochaic pentameter · ABABCCDD · 32 linesThe Good Teacheriambic pentameter · ABAB · 60 linesCypress Leaves Itrochaic trimeter · 36 linesCypress Leaves IIiambic pentameter · 8 linesCypress Leaves IIItrochaic trimeter · ABAB · 12 linesCypress Leaves IViambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesMore Loveiambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesMay-Nighttrochaic pentameter · 12 linesIgnorance of Loveiambic pentameter · 20 linesA Vowiambic pentameter · 8 linesSorrow and Joyiambic pentameter · 7 linesFriendshipiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 linesThe Graveiambic pentameter · 7 linesIndifferenceiambic pentameter · AABB · 11 linesThe World's Slaveryiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesSpringiambic pentameter · 12 linesHungarian Plainstrochaic hexameter · 48 linesThe Woodstrochaic hexameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Cloudsiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 36 linesThe Storktrochaic trimeter · 112 linesThe Puszta in Winteriambic pentameter · AABB · 54 linesWinter Worldiambic pentameter · AABCBCDD · 80 linesThe Spring of 1849trochaic tetrameter · 32 linesPlant Flowers upon My Graveiambic tetrameter · 40 linesPower of Lovetrochaic hexameter · AABB · 16 linesHopetrochaic tetrameter · 48 linesBlissiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesHeart Flowerstrochaic trimeter · ABAB · 20 linesMarriage Daytrochaic tetrameter · 40 linesErdodiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 linesUndying Certaintiestrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 42 linesA Longinganapaestic tetrameter · ABAB · 24 linesDouble Feelingstrochaic tetrameter · 24 linesRhapsodiesiambic tetrameter · 8 linesThe Maniaciambic pentameter · 95 linesOne Only Thoughtiambic pentameter · AABB · 38 linesHomer and Ossianiambic pentameter · AABB · 60 linesSerene Happinesstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 74 linesWife and Swordshort measure · 48 linesNightingales and Larksiambic pentameter · 59 linesAnticipationiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesEvening at Hometrochaic tetrameter · 56 linesSolitudetrochaic pentameter · 20 linesTo a Friendiambic pentameter · 10 linesTo Be, or Not to Beiambic pentameter · 48 linesWinter-Nightiambic pentameter · AABB · 36 linesMy Prayeriambic pentameter · 24 linesTo My Fathertrochaic hexameter · 40 linesI and the Suniambic pentameter · ABAB · 20 linesEvery Flowertrochaic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesChristmasiambic pentameter · AABB · 39 linesThe Impatient Mooniambic hexameter · AABB · 44 linesMottoiambic trimeter · 6 linesAnother Yeariambic pentameter · ABABCDDC · 40 linesThe Noblemananapaestic common measure · ABAB · 12 linesTo Many Hungarian Absenteesiambic pentameter · 28 linesOur Countryiambic tetrameter · 48 linesHistory of Three Heartsiambic pentameter · 90 linesThe Hungarian Nationiambic pentameter · ABBAB · 35 linesThe Kingdom of Loveiambic pentameter · 92 linesWorld's Historyiambic pentameter · 12 lines
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Public domain. Text from Translations from Alexander Petofi, the Magyar Poet, by Sir John Bowring (London: Trübner & Co., 1866), Internet Archive. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.