1 Comment est-elle assise solitaire, la ville si peuplée! Celle qui était grande entre les nations est semblable à une veuve; la princesse des provinces est devenue tributaire!
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How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.