Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 12
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
Love
Thou lov’st me not, thou tellest me.--
It troubles me but slightly;
But when thy beauteous face I see,
No king’s heart beats more lightly.
Thou hatest me, thy red lips say
With well-pretended snarling;
But when sweet kisses they convey,
I’m comforted, my darling.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 12.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/103/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 12.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/103/.
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