E'EN AS A LOVELY FLOWER

by: Heinrich Heine (1799-1856)

'EN as a lovely flower,

So fair, so pure thou art;

I gaze on thee, and sadness

Comes stealing o'er my heart.

 

My hands I fain had folded

Upon thy soft brown hair,

Praying that God may keep thee

So lovely, pure and fair.

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