Love
As I each day in the morning
Translated by James Thomson (B.V.) (1880) · From Attempts at Translation from Heine (1880)
As I each day in the morning
Pass by that house of thine,
It gives me joy, thou darling.
When you at the window shine.
Your dark brown eyes they ask me,
As only sweet eyes can :
Who art thou, and what ails thee,
Thou sickly foreign man ?
I am a German poet,
Well known beyond the Rhine ;
When men the best names mention.
Be sure they mention mine.
And what ails me, thou darling,
Ails many beyond the Rhine ;
When men the worst woes mention,
Be sure they mention mine.
Codex Note
Thomson adds a footnote to the phrase "the worst woes". Untitled in the volume; the first line is used as the title.
Cite this poem
MLA
Heine, Heinrich. “As I each day in the morning.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/601/.
Chicago
Heine, Heinrich. “As I each day in the morning.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/601/.
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