Oh when the sun shines Poem by Herman Gorter

Oh when the sun shines
and the earth fades and pines
in that lustre
where shadows cluster,
and its head only dimly heaves
shrouded in shadowy leaves -
come hither, come hither
you white-feet together
together the hands, the feet -
the laugh-toothed
the blue-eyed
the blond-high
the silver-word keening one,
the lined head leaning one
backwards up to the sky -
sweet, sweet, slowly fly
through the sunrise glow
in the tall hedgerow
of sun - sweet sweet slowly goes by,
don't pass too soon, pass, pass, the sky
still hangs trembling behind you -
forever longing for you
forever, forever - don't fly too fast -
as you pass
I stretch out my arms
in longing, in longing
I stretch out my arms,
don't fly too fast.

Oh the back of you's so white,
tanned flesh no longer glows -
where to the shoulders it rose,
where light hair stands
in trembling strands
mid the sun's great bands
coheres on high,
up on high, up on high
as you fly.

Oh when the sun shines
and the earth fades and pines
where shadows cluster
and gone is the lustre,
your lustre,
all lustre.