Summer

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        Under the merciless sun
        Languishes man and flock; the pine tree burns,
        The cuckoo begins to sing and at once
        Join in the turtle doves and the goldfinch.

        A gentle breeze blows, but Boreas
        Joins battle suddenly with his neighbour,
        And the shepherd weeps because overhead
        Hangs the dreaded storm, and his destiny.

        His tired limbs are robbed of their rest
        By his fear of the lightning and the heavy thunder
        And by the furious swarm of flies and hornets.

        Alas, his fears are well founded.
        There is thunder and lightning in the sky and the hail
        Cuts down the lofty ears of corn.