Love
The Return Home, 25
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Pictures of Travel: The Return Home (1823-24)
I stood, while sadly mused I,
And her likeness closely did scan,
And her belovèd features
To glow with life began.
Around her lips there gather’d
A sweet and wondrous smile,
And as through tears of sorrow
Her clear eyes shone the while.
And then my tears responsive
Adown my cheeks did pour--
And ah! I scarce can believe it,
That I’ve lost thee evermore.
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Heine, Heinrich. “The Return Home, 25.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/379/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “The Return Home, 25.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/379/.
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