Show y i l I I HEINES HEINE'S SONGS 6 I Translated by Students of German II I. I 0 a fairest dearest Row thy boat to land And let us rest upon this shore And talk together hand in hand Now press thy head upon my heart Do not be afraid afraid- afraid afraid- Thou in the careless sea Why not in me sweet My heart hath like the boundless sea Storm and ebb and flow Yet many of the fairest pearls Are hidden in the depths below II May the lovely month of May When all the buds around were blowing Within my beating throbbing heart I 1 felt that tender love was growing May the lovely month of May The tuning tuning birds sang up above And every wish and every hope Did I confess unto my love k H I I 1 I t- t I III r rI I The lotus blossom bending low Before the suns sun's light Hides dreamily her pearly head And waits the coming night The silver moon her lover fond i ti With palest gleams of light so dim Awakens her and she unfolds Her flowery face to him I IV You Yon have written a letter my darling darling darling dar dar- ling And you thought it would make me despair For you say you no longer can love loveIne me Ine But your threat gives my heart little care For your letter is very long darling Twenty pages so dainty and fine x And you never would write me so much dear r Were you sending your very last line j S i t F J. J J I |