Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 60
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
In vision I lately was weeping,
I dreamt thou wert laid in thy grave;
I awoke, and the tears unceasing
My cheeks continued to lave.
In vision I lately was weeping,
I dreamt I was left, love, by thee;
I awoke, and weeping continued
Both long and bitterly.
In vision I lately was weeping,
I dreamt thou wert kind as of yore;
I awoke, and my tears in torrents
Continued to flow as before.
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MLA
Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 60.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/151/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 60.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/151/.
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