Heinrich Heine (1799-1856). Thou Seemest Like a Flower. Margarete Munsterberg, ed., trans. 1916. A Harvest of German Verse

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Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916.

Thou Seemest Like a Flower

By Heinrich Heine (1799–1856)


THOU seemest like a flower,
So fair and pure thou art;
I look on thee and sadness
Comes stealing through my heart.

And now I feel like resting	5
My hands upon thy hair,
Praying that God may keep thee
So lovely, pure and fair.