Mythology & Folklore
Away!
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From New Poems: Romances
Mythology & Folklore
The day’s enamour’d of the night,
The springtime loves the winter,
And life’s in love with death,--
And thou, thou lovest me!
Thou lov’st me--thou’rt already seized
By fear-inspiring shadows,
And all thy blossoms fade,
To death thy soul is bleeding.
Away from me, and only love
The butterflies, gay triflers,
Who in the sunlight sport--
Away from me and sorrow!
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MLA
Heine, Heinrich. “Away!” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/271/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Away!” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/271/.
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