The+River+Crossing

The River Crossing

"O my god, my lotus, my love, The north wind is blowing. How pleasant to reach the river! How wonderful to breathe the perfume of flowers!

My heart longs to go down and bathe before you To show you my loveliness In a tunic of expensive linen, Drenched in oil, my hair braided in plaits like reeds.

I'll enter the river with you And come out carrying A red fish for you, Splendid in my fingers.

I'll offer it to you As I behold your beauty. O my hero, my brother, my love, Come and behold me!"

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