by
Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Vier Grüße send' ich zu dir auf die...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Vier Grüße send' ich zu dir auf die Reise,
Als meine vier getreuen Liebesboten.
Der erste pocht an deiner Pforte leise,
Der zweite soll vor dir die Kniee senken,
Der dritte dir die weiße Hand berühren,
Der vierte soll dich bitten, mein zu denken.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 12.
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Message
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Four greetings I send to you upon your journey,
As the four loyal messengers of my love.
The first knocks gently upon your gate,
The second is to sink to his knees before you,
The third is to touch your white hand,
The fourth is to beg you to think of me.
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