Karel Sudimír Šnajdr

“ Hound is yours, to-morrow morn.
Why I want him? Oh, a witch knows,
Human blood makes flesh newborn.
In the stars I see it written,
Johnny’s blood can make me young.
Human blood can make old woman
Once more beautiful and young. ”

“ Mortal, if this earthly sorrow,
Loss and anguish crush thy heart,
If thy friends forsake and hate thee;
If thy children break thy heart,
If no wish of thine should prosper—
Find fulfillment in this life ”

“ Witch and dog he clasps together—
Orders then a banquet choice.
When the evening shadows lengthen,
Bound with chains they bring the youth.
In a car, with dragon horses,
Lost is witch and youth, forsooth. ”