Song Portugese
from The Portuguese
Song Portugese - meaning Summary
Dawn Summons a Lover
The speaker urgently calls a sleeping maiden to rise and join a dawn journey across meadow, mount, and moor. The poem frames travel as intimate and immediate: slippers are unnecessary, bare feet will feel dew and cross swift waters. It emphasizes movement, the sensory freshness of morning, and a companionable summons that blends romantic entreaty with communion with the natural world. The tone is eager and intimate.
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