名人诗歌|Songs of Parting（一）

AS the time draws nigh glooming a cloud，

A dread^{1 beyond of I know not what darkens me.}

I shall go forth^2，

I shall traverse the States awhile， but I cannot tell whither or

how long，

Perhaps soon some day or night while I am singing my voice

will suddenly cease.

O book， O chants！ must all then amount to but this？

Must we barely arrive at this beginning of us？ - and yet it

is enough， O soul；

O soul， we have positively^{3 appear'd - that is enough.}