Love
Yolante and Mary, 2
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From New Poems: Yolante and Mary
With which shall I become enamour’d,
Since both are loveable and mild?
The mother’s still a pretty woman,
The daughter is a pretty child.
The white and inexperienced members
Are very pleasant to the view,
And yet the genial eyes that answer
Our tenderness are charming too.
My heart the jackass grey resembles,
Who when twixt two hay bundles placed,
Eyes them with hesitation, doubting
Which of the two the best will taste.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Yolante and Mary, 2.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/216/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Yolante and Mary, 2.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/216/.
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