Josef Václav Sládek,
The Soul Of A Century
(1943)
“ Where arms are strong and hearts are free Beautiful are the rolling fields, To them who have learned to forget. I stood where lands and oceans meet, Gazing beyond the water’s foam. And though this were the Eden’s seat I could not rest away from home, Because I learned not to forget. Keep passing westward at your pleasure, Men and clouds and birds of flight But for all your wealth and treasure Our poverty and plight This I never could forget. This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content. ”
