Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO FRANCIS V. Z--, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography First Line: I'm drawn to the north by a golden star Last Line: The bard will rejoice in the far north land. Subject(s): Farewell; Parting | ||||||||
I'M drawn to the North by a golden star; Farewell, brother! forget me not when I am far; To poetry ever faithful abide, And never desert that charming bride. As a priceless treasure preserve in thy breast The German language so fair and blest; And shouldst thou e'er come to the Northern strand O listen awhile at that Northern strand; And list till thou hearest a ringing remote That over the silent waters doth float. When this thou hearest, expect ere long The sound of the well-known minstrel's song. Then strike thou in turn thine echoing chord, And give me news that may pleasure afford; How matters with thee, dear minstrel, go, And with the others whom I loved so; And how it fares with the lovely girl Who set so many young hearts in a whirl, And filled so many with yearnings divine -- The blossoming rose on the blossoming Rhine. And give me news of my fatherland too, If still 'tis the land of affection true; If still the old God in Germany lives, And none to the Evil One homage now gives. And when thy sweet song thus lovingly rings, And joyous stories with it thus brings Far over the waves to the distant strand, The bard will rejoice in the far North land. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES |
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