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The poems of Heine; Complete / Translated into the original metres; with a sketch of his life

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The volume assembles a broad selection of lyric and narrative poems spanning early, mature, and posthumous pieces, including short songs, ballads, and longer lyrical narratives. Voices move between tender love lyrics and ironic, satirical commentaries, often blending musical metres with conversational wit. Recurring concerns include longing and memory, aesthetic and social critique, and the clash between dream and reality. The translations aim to reproduce original rhythms and metres, and the edition is accompanied by prefatory material and a concise biographical sketch that situates the poems and outlines their development.

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Title: The poems of Heine; Complete

Author: Heinrich Heine

Translator: Edgar Alfred Bowring

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THE POEMS OF HEINE

GEORGE BELL AND SONS

LONDON: PORTUGAL ST., LINCOLN’S INN.
CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL AND CO.
NEW   YORK:     THE   MACMILLAN   CO.
BOMBAY:   A.   H.   WHEELER   AND   CO.

THE   POEMS   OF   HEINE
COMPLETE
TRANSLATED INTO THE ORIGINAL METRES
WITH A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE

BY
EDGAR ALFRED BOWRING, C.B.



LONDON
GEORGE   BELL   AND   SONS
1908


[Reprinted from Stereotype plates.]


CONTENTS.

 PAGE
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONviii
PREFACEix
MEMOIR OF HEINRICH HEINExi
EARLY POEMS.
SONGS OF LOVE
Love’s Salutation1
Love’s Lament1
Yearning2
The White Flower3
Presentiment4
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
Germany, 18156
Dream, 18169
The Consecration11
The Moor’s Serenade12
Dream and Life13
The Lesson14
To Francis V. Z——14
A Prologue to the Hartz-Journey15
Defend Not15
A Parody16
Walking Flowers at Berlin16
Evening Songs16
 
Sonnets
To Augustus William von Schlegel17
To the Same17
To Councillor George S——, of Göttingen19
To J. B. Rousseau19
The Night Watch on the Drachenfels. To Fritz von B——20
In Fritz Steinmann’s Album20
To Her21
Goethe’s Monument at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 182121
Dresden Poetry21
Beardless Art22
 
BOOK OF SONGS
 
PREFACE23
YOUTHFUL SORROWS (1817-1821)
Visions24
Songs39
Romances43
The Mournful One43
The Mountain Echo43
The Two Brothers44
Poor Peter44
The Prisoner’s Song45
The Grenadiers46
The Message46
Taking the Bride Home46
Don Ramiro47
Belshazzar52
The Minnesingers53
Looking from the Window54
The Wounded Knight54
The Sea Voyage54
The Song of Repentance55
To a Singer (on her singing an old romance)56
The Song of the Ducats57
Dialogue on Paderborn Heath57
Life’s Salutations (from an album)59
Quite True59
 
Sonnets
 
To A. W. von Schlegel59
To my Mother, B. Heine, née von Geldern60
To H. S.61
Fresco Sonnets to Christian S——61
 
LYRICAL INTERLUDE (1822-23)
 
Prologue65
Lyrics66
The God’s Twilight89
Ratcliff91
Donna Clara94
Alamansor96
The Pilgrimage to Kevlaar100
The Dream (from Salon)102
 
NEW POEMS
 
Seraphina102
Angelica107
Diana112
Hortense113
Clarissa115
Yolante and Mary119
Emma121
Frederica122
Catherine124
Songs of Creation129
Abroad131
Tragedy132
The Tannhäuser, A Legend133
 
Romances
 
A Woman139
Celebration of Spring139
Childe Harold140
The Exorcism140
Extract from a letter141
The Evil Star142
Anno 1829142
Anno 1839143
At Dawn144
Sir Olave144
The Water Nymphs146
Bertrand de Born147
Spring147
Ali Bey148
Psyche149
The Unknown One149
The Change150
Fortune150
Lamentation of an old German Youth150
Away!151
Madam Mette (from the Danish)151
The Meeting153
King Harold Harfagar154
The Lower World155
 
Miscellanies
 
Muledom158
The Symbol of Madness158
Pride160
Away!161
Winter161
The Old Chimney-piece162
Longing162
Helena163
The Wise Stars163
The Angels163
 
Poems for the Times
 
Sound Doctrine164
Adam the First164
Warning165
To a Quondam Follower of Goethe (1832)165
The Secret166
On the Watchman’s Arrival in Paris166
The Drum Major167
Degeneracy169
Henry169
Life’s Journey170
The New Jewish Hospital at Hamburg170
George Herwegh171
The Tendency172
The Child173
The Primrose173
The Changeling174
The Emperor of China174
Church-Counsellor Prometheus175
To the Watchman176
Consoling thoughts176
The World Turned Upside Down177
Enlightenment178
Wait Awhile!179
Night Thoughts179
 
NEW SPRING
 
Prologue180
Lyrics180
PICTURES OF TRAVEL
THE RETURN HOME (1823-24)195
THE HARTZ-JOURNEY (1821)229
 
THE BALTIC (1825-26)
 
Part I. (1825)
 
Evening Twilight237
Sunset237
The Night on the Strand239
Poseidon240
Homage242
Declaration242
In the Cabin at Night243
The Storm245
Calm at Sea246
The Ocean-Spectre247
Purification249
Peace249
 
Part II. (1826)
 
Sea Salutation251
Thunderstorm253
The Shiprecked One253
Sunset254
The Song of the Oceanides256
The Gods of Greece258
Questions260
The Phœnix261
Echo261
Sea-Sickness262
In Harbour263
Epilogue265
Monologue (from book Le Grand) 1826266
 
ATTA TROLL, a Summer Night’s Dream267
GERMANY, a Winter Tale326
 
ROMANCERO
 
Book I. Histories
 
Rhampsenitus380
The White Elephant382
Knave of Bergen387
The Valkyres388
Hastings’ Battle-field389
Charles I.392
Marie Antoinette393
The Silesian Weavers395
Pomare395
The Apollo God398
Hymn to King Louis401
Two Knights402
Our Marine (A Nautical Tale)404
The Golden Calf405
King David405
King Richard406
The Asra406
The Nuns407
Palgravine Jutta408
The Moorish King409
Geoffrey Rudèl and Melisanda of Tripoli411
The Poet Ferdusi412
Voyage by Night417
The Prelude418
Vitzliputzli420
 
Book II. Lamentations
 
Wood Solitude434
Spanish Lyrics438
The Ex-living One445
The Ex-Watchman446
Mythology449
In Matilda’s Album449
To the Young449
The Unbeliever450
Whither Now?450
An Old Song451
Ready Money452
The Old Rose452
Auto-da-Fe452
Lazarus
The Way of the World453
Retrospect453
Resurrection454
The Dying One455
Rascality455
Retrospect456
Imperfection456
Pious Warning457
The Cooled-down One457
Solomon458
Lost Wishes458
The Anniversary459
Meeting Again460
Mrs. Care460
To the Angels461
In October, 1849461
Evil Dreams463
It Goes Out464
The Will464
Enfant Perdu465
 
Book III. Hebrew Melodies
 
Princess Sabbath466
Jehuda Ben Halevy470
Disputation492
 
LATEST POEMS (1853-54)
 
Miscellaneous
Peace Yearning504
In May504
Body and Soul505
Red Slippers506
Babylonian Sorrows507
The Slave Ship508
Affrontenburg512
Appendix to “Lazarus”514
The Dragon Fly520
Ascension521
The Affianced Ones524
The Philanthropist525
The Whims of the Amorous527
Mimi529
Good Advice530
Reminiscences of Hammonia531
The Robbers533
The Young Cats’ Club for Poetry-Music533
Hans Lack-Land535
Recollections from Krähwinkel’s Days of Terror537
The Audience (an old Fable)538
Kobes I.539
Epilogue544
 
Addenda
The Song of Songs545
The Suttler’s Song (from the Thirty Years’ War)546
 
POSTHUMOUS POEMS
 
Horse and Ass548
The Ass-Election550
Bertha552
In the Cathedral552
The Dragon-fly553
Old Scents554
Miserere555
To Matilda556
For the “Mouche”556