Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 28
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
Love
I’ve no belief in the heavens
Of which the parsons rave;
In thine eyes believe I only,
In their heavenly light I lave.
I’ve no belief in the Maker
Of whom the parsons rave;
In thine heart believe I only,
No other God will I have.
I’ve no belief in the devil,
In hell or the pains of hell;
In thine eyes believe I only,
And thine evil heart as well.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 28.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/119/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 28.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/119/.
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