Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AWAY! (2), by HEINRICH HEINE


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First Line: If by one woman thou'rt jilted, love
Last Line: Not much in the world below thee.
Subject(s): Life; Love; Women


IF by one woman thou'rt jilted, love
Another, and so forget her;
To pack up thy knapsack, and straight remove
From the town will be still better.

Thou'lt soon discover a blue lake fair,
By weeping willows surrounded;
Thy trifling grief thou'lt weep away there,
Thy pangs so little founded.

Whilst climbing up the hillside fast,
Thou'lt pant and groan full loudly;
But when on the rocky summit at last,
Thou'lt hear the eagle scream proudly.

An eagle thyself thou'lt seem to be,
New life the change will bestow thee;
Thou'lt feel thou hast lost, when thus set free.
Not much in the world below thee.





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