Love
Thou lovest me not, thou lovest me not!
Translated by Elizabeth Barrett Browning · From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 5
Thou lovest me not, thou lovest me not!
'Tis scarcely worth a sigh:
Let me look in thy face, and no king in his place
Is a gladder man than I.
Thou hatest me well, thou hatest me well —
Thy little red mouth has told:
Let it reach me a kiss, and, however it is,
My child, I am well consoled.
Codex Note
From Heine; one of the six pieces of "The Last Translation".
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Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “Thou lovest me not, thou lovest me not!” Translated by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/browning_e/395/.
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Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “Thou lovest me not, thou lovest me not!” Translated by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/browning_e/395/.
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