Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 15
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
Love
Upon my mistress’s eyes so clear
I write the fairest cantatas;
Upon my mistress’s mouth sincere
I write the best of terzinas;
Upon my mistress’s cheeks so dear
I write the cleverest stanzas;
And had my mistress a heart, upon it
I soon would write a charming sonnet.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 15.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/106/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 15.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/106/.
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