On the Danube (A Dunán)
a verse translation
1 min readMar 13, 2020
a poem by Sándor Petőfi, translated by Joe Váradi
On the Danube
Raging storms and rushing boats, oh River
Countless clefts to your bosom deliver!
And how deep the wound, and how long the rift!
More so than what passions on hearts inflict.
