You are like a flower

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Du bist wie eine Blume

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CAT CHI CHI DUT DUT ENG ENG FRE GRE GRE HUN IRI ITA POR SPA SPA SPA

  Du bist wie eine Blume
So hold und schön und rein;
Ich schau' dich an, und Wehmut
Schleicht mir ins Herz hinein.

  Mir ist, als ob ich die Hände
Aufs Haupt dir legen sollt',
Betend, daß Gott dich erhalte
So rein und schön und hold.

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Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 136.

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 47, first published 1825 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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You are like a flower

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You are like a flower,
So lovely and fair and pure;
I gaze at you and melancholy
steals into my heart.

It seems to me I ought to place my hands
upon your head,
praying that God will keep you
so pure and fair and lovely.

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Translations of titles:
"Anbetung" = "Adoration"
"An die Erwählte" = "To the Betrothed One"
"An die Geliebte" = "To the Beloved"
"An eine junges Mädchen" = "To a Young Maiden"
"An ein junges Mädchen" = "To a Young Maiden"
"An mein Kind" = "To my Child"
"An Sie" = "To Her"
"Dein Anblick" = "The Sight of You"
"Des Dichters Gebet" = "The Poet's Prayer"
"Die Blume" = "The Flower"
"Du bist wie eine Blume" = "You are like a Flower"
"Du bist wie eine Blüthe" = "You are like a Blossom"
"Du bist wie eine Rose" = "You are like a Rose"
"Du bist wie eine taufrische Blume" = "You are like a Dew-fresh Flower"
"Duett" = "Duet"
"Intermezzo" = "Intermezzo"
"Liebeslied" = "Love Song"
"Lied" = "Song"
"Lied von H. Heine" = "Song by Heine"
"Preghiera" = "Prayer"
"Romanze" = "Romance"
"Segen" = "Blessing"
"Sehnen" = "Longing"
"Sehnsucht" = "Longing"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 47, first published 1825
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