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HEINRICH HEINE - Repositories

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II<br />

Purification<br />

Remain in thy deep sea-home.<br />

Thou insane dream.<br />

Which so many a night<br />

Hast tortured my heart with a counterfeit happiness.<br />

And which now as a vision of the sea<br />

Dost threaten me even in the broad daylight.<br />

Remain there below to all eternity!<br />

And I cast moreover down unto thee<br />

All my sorrows and sins.<br />

And the cap and bells of folly<br />

That have jingled so long upon my head.<br />

And the cold, sleek serpent's skin<br />

Of dissimulation.<br />

Which so long has enwound my soul—<br />

My sick soul,<br />

My God-denying, angel-denying<br />

Wretched soul.<br />

Hilli-ho! Hilli-ho! Here comes the breeze.<br />

Up with the sails! They flutter and belly to the wind.<br />

Over the treacherous smooth plain<br />

Hastens the ship<br />

And the emancipated soul rejoices.<br />

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