Einst Sah Ich Viele Poem by Heinrich Heine

Einst Sah Ich Viele

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I saw a crowd of flowers in bloom,
On my way: too lazy of course
To stir myself and pick them too,
I rode on by, on my proud horse.
Now, when I’m wretched and I’m dying,
Now, when my grave’s already aired,
Often in memory, painful, mocking,
The scent of flowers I scorned is there.
One, especially, of fiery yellow,
A violet, burns inside my head,
How I regret I never fully
Had that sweetheart in her bed.
My solace: Lethe’s water can
Even now, not lacking in its powers,
Refresh the foolish heart of Man,
With sweet forgetful midnight hours.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Terry Craddock 28 October 2020

I wrote the split images 'No Thought Given To Youth Passing Time To Die' and 'It Is Crowd Of Flowers Haunts Not Death Feared', and the poem 'A Crowd Of Flowers Were Seen In Bloom', inspired by the poem 'Einst Sah Ich Viele', by the poet Heinrich Heine and dedicated to Henrich Heine.

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Terry Craddock 28 October 2020

Drink Cup Potion Lethe's Waters To Forget where is solace now found death close at hand drink cup potion Lethe's waters to regret forget swift cure condition known to man time saddest, drink oblivion pain concealment for broken heart drink forgetfulness drink past pain lost in blank cloud sow your wild oats when young face no age regret; Inspired by the poem 'Einst Sah Ich Viele' by the poet Heinrich Heine. Dedicated to the poet Henrich Heine.

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Terry Craddock 14 December 2016

Seems 'a crowd of flowers in bloom, ' were ladies fair a proud nobleman was too proud and lazy to chase; guess he never heard 'it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all'; but it seems on his death bed he lusts in regret for the chase never made 'Now, when I’m wretched and I’m dying, Now, when my grave’s already aired, Often in memory, painful, mocking, The scent of flowers I scorned is there. One, especially, of fiery yellow, A violet, burns inside my head, How I regret I never fully Had that sweetheart in her bed.' Another example of sow your wild oats when young.

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