Soft was the wind in the beech-trees
by Sappho
Translated by Bliss Carman (1904) · From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics, LXXXIV
Soft was the wind in the beech-trees;
Low was the surf on the shore;
In the blue dusk one planet
Like a great sea-pharos shone.
But nothing to me were the sea-sounds,
The wind and the yellow star,
When over my breast the banner
Of your golden hair was spread.
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.