Love
In the Rhine, in the beautiful river
Translated by James Thomson (B.V.) (1880) · From Attempts at Translation from Heine (1880)
In the Rhine, in the beautiful river,
The mighty shadow is thrown,
With its great cathedral,
Of holy and great Cologne.
One picture in the cathedral.
On gilded leather wrought.
Unto my life's wild sorrow
Hath gracious comfort brought :
The dear Madonna, with floating
Angels and flowers above ;
The eyes and the lips and the contours
Are all just those of my love.
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Heine, Heinrich. “In the Rhine, in the beautiful river.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/587/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “In the Rhine, in the beautiful river.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/587/.
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