Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
Poems of Home: IV. YouthBeware!
From the GermanTranslated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I
Take care!
She can both false and friendly be,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not, she is fooling thee!
Take care!
She gives a side-glance and looks down,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not, she is fooling thee!
Take care!
And what she says it is not true,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not, she is fooling thee!
Take care!
She knows how much it is best to show,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not, she is fooling thee!
Take care!
It is a fool’s cap for thee to wear,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not, she is fooling thee!