Love
You lovely fisher-maiden
Translated by James Thomson (B.V.) (1880) · From Attempts at Translation from Heine (1880)
You lovely fisher-maiden,
Bring now the boat to land :
Come here and sit beside me,
We'll prattle hand in hand.
Your head lay on my bosom,
Nor be afraid of me :
Do you not trust all fearless
Daily the great wild sea ?
My heart is like the sea, dear,
Has storm, and ebb, and flow.
And many purest pearl-gems
Within its dim depth glow.
The moon is fully risen.
And shineth over the sea ;
And I embrace my darling.
Our hearts swell free.
Codex Note
Untitled in the volume; the first line is used as the title.
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Heine, Heinrich. “You lovely fisher-maiden.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/602/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “You lovely fisher-maiden.” Translated by James Thomson (B.V.). Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/602/.
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