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What I have already learned as a lover,
I see you, beloved, learning angrily;
then for you it distantly departed,
now your destiny stands in all the stars.

Over your breasts we will together contend:
since as glowingly shining they've ripened,
so also your hands desire to touch them
and their own pleasure superintend. 


Translated by John J.L. Mood

Added: 2 Mar 2002 | Last Read: 8 Sep 2026 5:58 AM | Viewed: 5860 times

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