A poem by Violet Nicolson, Lawrence Hope, Adela Florence Cory Nicolson (1865 – 1904)
I was sold to the Rao of Ilore,
Slender and tall was he.
When his litter carried him down the street
I peeped through the thatch to see.
Ah, the eyes of the Rao of Ilore,
My lover that was to be!
The hair that lay on his youthful brow
Was curled like an ocean wave;
His eyes were lit with a tender smile,
But his lips were soft and grave.
For sake of these things I was still with joy
When the silver coins were paid,
And they took me up to the Palace gates,
Delighted and unafraid.
Ah, the eyes of the Rao of Ilore,
May never their brilliance fade!
So near was I to the crown of life!
Ten thousand times, alas!
The Diwan leant from the latticed hall,
Looked down and saw me pass.
He begged for me from the Rao of Ilore,
Who answered, “She is thine,
Thou wert ever more than a father to me,
And thy desires are mine.”
Ah, the eyes of the Rao of Ilore
That never had looked in mine!
My years were spent in the Diwan’s Courts,
My youth died down that day.
For sake of thine own content of mind
My lost beloved, I pray
That never my Lord a love may know
Like that he threw away.
Ah, the eyes of the Rao of Ilore,
Who threw my life away!
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Poems in English
- Юнна Мориц – Зейдер-Зее
- Юнна Мориц – За невлюбленными людьми
- Юнна Мориц – Ёжик резиновый
- Юнна Мориц – Хорошо быть молодым
- Юнна Мориц – Вместо сноски
- Юнна Мориц – Веселый завтрак
- Юнна Мориц – Вечерний свет
- Юнна Мориц – В серебряном столбе
- Юнна Мориц – В цирке
- Юнна Мориц – Трудно светиться и петь не легко
- Юнна Мориц – Свежий бублик
- Юнна Мориц – Страна вагонная, вагонное терпенье
- Юнна Мориц – Собственное небо
- Юнна Мориц – Снег в ноябре
- Юнна Мориц – Смелый гусь
- Юнна Мориц – Сказка про песенку
- Юнна Мориц – Ручеек
- Юнна Мориц – Разноцветные котята
- Юнна Мориц – Приход вдохновения
- Юнна Мориц – Попрыгать-поиграть
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Violet Nicolson ( 1865 – 1904); otherwise known as Adela Florence Nicolson (née Cory), was an English poetess who wrote under the pseudonym of Laurence Hope, however she became known as Violet Nicolson. In the early 1900s, she became a best-selling author. She committed suicide and is buried in Madras, now Chennai, India.