Originally Posted by
bluejacket
SONG OF THE ONE WHO DID NOT SPEAK/Lit:That Song that has not spoken
The riddle does not speak it's word (implied : word/secret i.e reveal it's secret)
Golden arrows have barbs ( Lit: 'have stings')
Of which we do of speak aloud.
Often beneath dark branches
more than the tender bird is lost.
You've often l told me: I love you!
and I have never said it to you.
Spendthrift your ultimate shout
I assume 'golden arrows' refer to the arrows of love, a secret which the speaker dares not utter. His lover on the other hand is progdigal with their declarations.... 'prodiguiez' can mean prodigal in the sense of generous, lavish, unstinting. 'the supreme cry/shout' I assume is such an open declaration of their feelings, but could also be a very subtle allusion to sex....(maybe?)
It's only part of a longer poem cycle 'Toute la Lyre IV' from 1875....