Letra Original:

Hope (Christina Rossetti)

I dug and dug amongst the snow,
And thought the flowers would never grow;
I dug and dug amongst the sand,
And still no green thing came to hand.

Melt, o snow! the warm winds blow
To thaw the flowers and melt the snow;
But all the winds from every land
Will rear no blossom from the sand.

Eu cavei e cavei entre a neve
E pensava que as flores jamais cresceriam;
Eu cavei e cavei entre a areia,
E contudo nenhuma coisa verde aparecia.

Funde, ó neve! os ventos quentes sopram
Para descongelar as flores e fundir a neve;
Mas todos os ventos de cada país
Não produzirão flores da areia.