Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Germany: Vols. XVII–XVIII. 1876–79.
The Rhine
By Heinrich Heine (1797–1856)Translated by C. G. Leland
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In the mirror-gleaming Rhine,
And my boat drives gayly onward,
While the sun-rays round it shine.
Golden gleaming, as I glide;
Calmly too awakes the feeling
Which within my heart I hide.
Bright the river tempts me on;
Well I know that face alluring!
Death and night lie further down!
Thou ’rt my own love’s image, Flood!
She too knows the art of smiling,
She can seem as calm and good.