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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Geheimnis
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wir seufzen nicht, das Aug ist trocken,
Wir lächeln oft, wir lachen gar!
In keinem Blick, in keiner Miene,
Wird das Geheimnis offenbar.

Mit seinen stummen Qualen liegt es
In unsrer Seele blutgem Grund;
Wird es auch laut im wilden Herzen,
Krampfhaft verschlossen bleibt der Mund.

Frag du den Säugling in der Wiege,
Frag du die Toten in dem Grab,
Vielleicht daß diese dir entdecken,
Was ich dir stets verschwiegen hab.

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Geheimnis", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Zeitgedichte, no. 5 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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