Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG: 5, by HEINRICH HEINE


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SONG: 5, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Beauteous cradle of my sorrow
Last Line: In a chilly distant tomb.
Subject(s): Farewell; Grief; Hearts; Love; Parting; Sorrow; Sadness


BEAUTEOUS cradle of my sorrow,
Beauteous grave of all my peace,
Beauteous town, we part to-morrow,
Fare thee well, our ties must cease!

Fare thee well, thou threshold holy,
Where my loved one sets her feet!
Fare thee well, thou spot so holy,
Where we chanced at first to meet!

Would that we had been for ever
Stangers, queen of hearts so fair!
Then it would have happen'd never
That I'm driven to despair.

Ne'er to stir thy bosom thought I,
For thy love I never pray'd;
Silently to live but sought I
Where thy breath its balm convey'd

Yet thou spurn'st me in my sadness,
Bitter words thy mouth doth speak,
In my senses riots madness,
And my heart is faint and weak

And my limbs, in wanderings dreary,
Sadly drag I, full of gloom,
Till I lay my head all weary
In a chilly distant tomb.





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