For the most part, I enjoyed reading Scheindlin’s translations and poems more than Cole’s. A few poems in particular really stuck out to me.
In Scheindlin’s #13, it quickly turns from talking about sex to deceit, to sadness. I can truly feel the emotions through the author. In Scheindlin’s #14 emotion is felt in the lines “love has ruined me,” “broken love restrain from a heart in pain,” “sleepless have I lain,” “lovers in distress cry for a caress,” and “may true lovers twain never part again!” The heartbreak in the author’s tone is felt by the audience and is very relatable to the feeling of being heartbroken and lost without your lover.
Scheindlin’s #16 and Cole’s “Love me in Stirs” are the same poem but translated differently. In Scheindlin’s, it seems that the author fears the girl’s family and is losing out on loving her because of it; however, in Cole’s it seems like lust for her is being hidden while in the presence of her family.
These poems strike such feelings of emotion, even though they can be challenging to interpret at times. It is beautiful how you can sense the mood and tone even when the words can be confusing.
