Love
For many thousand ages
Translated by James Thomson (B.V.) (1880) · From Attempts at Translation from Heine (1880)
For many thousand ages
The steadfast stars above
Have gazed upon each other
With ever-mournful love.
They speak a certain language.
So beautiful, so grand,
Which none of the philologians
Could ever understand.
But I have learned it, learned it
For ever, by the grace
Of studying one grammar,
My heart's own darling's face.
Codex Note
Untitled in the volume; the first line is used as the title.
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Heine, Heinrich. “For many thousand ages.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/586/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “For many thousand ages.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/586/.
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