The Bullfinch Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHIJKL MNOFPQ RASOTUWhy do you strike up songs military | A |
Fife like o bullfinch my friend | B |
Who'll take the lead in our fight with Hell's forces | C |
Who will command us What Hercules | D |
Where is Suvorov strong swift and fearless | E |
Now Northern thunder lies dead in the grave | F |
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Who will ride fiery ahead of the legions | G |
Nag for a steed and crusts for meal | H |
Temper his sword in the heat and in ice storms | I |
Sleep on straw pallets labor 'til dawn | J |
Bring down the armies the walls and the forts | K |
With but a handful of stout Russian men | L |
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Who will excel in unwavering courage | M |
Conquering fate with a prayer and with faith | N |
Evil with bayonets envy with jests | O |
Capturing scepters remaining a slave | F |
Who will keep striving for valor alone | P |
Live for our Tsars while consuming himself | Q |
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Glorious heroes like this one are gone now | R |
Bullfinch cease singing your songs military | A |
Music of war brings us no more enjoyment | S |
Sad laments everywhere sound from the lyres | O |
Heart of a lion and wings of an eagle | T |
Now and forever gone how will we fight | U |
Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin
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