As for the leaves, the wind scatters some upon the earth, but the forest, as it flourishes, puts forth others when the season of spring has come.
φύλλα τὰ μέν τ' ἄνεμος χαμάδις χέει , ἄλλα δέ θ' ὕλη τηλεθόωσα φύει , ἔαρος δ' ἐπιγίγνεται ὥρη ·
φύλλον ὁ μέν τε ἄνεμος χαμάδις χέω , ἄλλος δέ τε ὕλη τηλεθάω φύω , ἔαρ δέ ἐπιγίγνομαι ὥρα ·