Death & Dying
The Mountain Voice
Translated by James Thomson (B.V.) (1880) · From Attempts at Translation from Heine (1880)
All sadly through the stern ravine
There rode a horseman brave :
" Ah ! draw I near to my darling's arms,
Or near to the gloomy grave ? "
The echo answer gave :
" To the gloomy grave ! "
And as the horseman onward rode
A deep sigh heaved his breast :
" If I thus early go to the grave,
Well, in the grave is rest ! "
The answering voice confessed :
" In the grave is rest ! "
Slowly adown the rider's cheek
A tear of sad thought fell :
" If but in the grave there is rest for me,
For me in the grave 'tis well ! "
Whereto the echoing knell :
In the grave 'tis well ! "
Cite this poem
MLA
Heine, Heinrich. “The Mountain Voice.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/585/.
Chicago
Heine, Heinrich. “The Mountain Voice.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/585/.
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