Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 56
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
Love
My songs with poison are tainted,
But how could it otherwise be?
My blossoming life thou hast poison’d,
And made it hateful to me.
My songs with poison are tainted,
But how could it otherwise be?
In my heart many serpents I carry,
And thee too, my dearest love, thee.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 56.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/147/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 56.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/147/.
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