Love
Lyrical Intermezzo, 5
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1908) · From Book of Songs: Lyrical Intermezzo
Love
Thy face, so lovely and serene,
In vision I have lately seen;
So like an angel’s ’tis, and meek,
Though bitter grief has blanch’d thy cheek.
Thy lips alone, they still are red;
Death soon will kiss them pale and dead;
The heavenly light will soon be o’er
That from thine eyes is wont to pour.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 5.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/96/.
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Heine, Heinrich. “Lyrical Intermezzo, 5.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heine/96/.
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