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Du bist der Stamm, ich bin die Ranke, Du stehest fest, auch ohne mich; Ich aber, Liebster, beb' und wanke Und sinke kraftlos -- ohne Dich. Und [darf]1 ich schmücken auch dein Leben Und dich umklammern inniglich, Du mußt mich stützen, [tragen,]2 heben, Du bist der Stamm -- die Ranke ich.
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1 Rothschild: "mag"
2 omitted in the version of this poem found in Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung, but included in another anthology.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 51
You are the trunk, I am the vine; You stand firmly even without me but I, my dear, tremble and falter and sink powerless without you. And if I could just adorn your life and clasp you dearly, you would have to support me, carry me, lift me; You are the trunk and I am the vine.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-16
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