by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by James Thomson (1834 - 1882)

Die blauen Veilchen der Äugelein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
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Die blauen Veilchen der Äugelein, 
Die roten Rosen der Wängelein, 
Die weißen Liljen der Händchen klein, 
Die blühen und blühen noch immerfort, 
Und nur das Herzchen ist verdorrt.

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 135.


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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
The violets blue of the eyes divine,
And the rose of the cheeks as red as wine,
 ...  the lilies white of the hands so fine,
They flourish and flourish from year to year,
 ...  only the heart is withered and sere.

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