Der Asra Poem by Heinrich Heine

Der Asra

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Every day so lovely, shining,
Up and down, the Sultan’s daughter
Walked at evening by the water,
Where the white fountain splashes.
Every day the young slave stood
By the water, in the evening,
Where the white fountain splashes,
Every day grew pale, and paler.
Then the princess came one evening,
Quickly speaking to him, softly,
‘Your true name – I wish to know it,
Your true homeland, and your nation.’
And the slave said, ‘I am called
Mahomet, I am from Yemen,
And my tribe, it is the Asra,
Who die, when they love.’

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Terry Craddock 13 December 2016

'Every day so lovely, shining, Up and down, the Sultan’s daughter Walked at evening by the water, Where the white fountain splashes. Every day the young slave stood By the water, in the evening, Where the white fountain splashes, Every day grew pale, and paler.' loved the sparkling happiness of these lines and the turn with the slave growing paler and paler because he loves the Sultan’s daughter; he is from the tribe that dies when they love; haunting with the beauty of impossible love.

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Terry Craddock 08 January 2017

She Has The Walk: Mystic Sensual she has the walk mystic sensual which lures men like they are mental which lures lovers ardent sentimental which lures lovers fierce temperamental which lures birds to scattered bread which lures sharks to smell of blood trap lure is can be tempting baited death death conquers or conquer death in love one or two may fall in love one or two may rise in love the bold captures the prize in love the right lure captures the prize in love she may walk sensual to lure you in love her heart she may pine for you true Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Der Asra' by the poet Heinrich Heine. Dedicated to the poet Henrich Heine.

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A A 17 October 2022

This was turned into an amazing Sevdalinka Song in Bosnia. Among the most popular of this type of music. Enter into youtube Kraj Tanana Sadrvana to see beautiful renditions of it.

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A A 17 October 2022

It has been turned into a famous Sevdalinka song in Bosnia now known as 'Kraj tanahna šadrvana, ' which means, 'Nearby a slender fountain square." The ending in Bosnian goes, 'who for love lose their lives and die when/as they kiss.'

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Ratnakar Mandlik 22 February 2017

Most wonderful and mystic nature of an equally wonderful tribe called Asra has been recounted in a stunning manner.

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Terry Craddock 08 January 2017

Where A White Fountain Splashes in ancient times in evening came beauty the sultan's daughter every shining radiant evening walked up down by splashing water lovely were waves of passion flowing from her dainty steps like fleet small slender gazelle love runs in soft bud breasts every evening walks a sultan's daughter where a white fountain splashes every evening stands guard a young slave where a white fountain splashes every evening the slave growing paler paler where a white fountain splashes by the sparkling laughing leaping water where a white fountain splashes Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Der Asra' by the poet Heinrich Heine. Dedicated to the poet Henrich Heine.

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Terry Craddock 08 January 2017

Came The Princess One Evening came the princess one evening to the slave fleet quickly softly speaking love whispers speaking what is your true name my heart soft is seeking your true homeland your true nation I desire to learn in understanding slave spoke a name a love secret his tribe in a voice to a princess keeping the slave growing paler and paler because he loves the Sultan’s daughter he is she is from the tribe that dies when they love by passion splashing water Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Der Asra' by the poet Heinrich Heine. Dedicated to the poet Henrich Heine.

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