Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 33
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
Love
The earth is so fair, and the heavens so bright,
The breezes are breathing with soothing might
The blooming fields with flowers are dight,
In the morning dew all radiant with light,
All men are rejoicing that meet my sight--
My bed in the grave I fain would be pressing,
The corpse of my mistress dear caressing.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 33.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/124/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 33.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/124/.
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