Love
The years they come and go
Translated by Elizabeth Barrett Browning · From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 5
The years they come and go,
The races drop in the grave,
Yet never the love doth so
Which here in my heart I have.
Could I see thee but once, one day,
And sink down so on my knee,
And die in thy sight while I say,
"Lady, I love but thee!"
Codex Note
From Heine; one of the six pieces of "The Last Translation".
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Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “The years they come and go.” Translated by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/browning_e/397/.
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