Paraphrases on Heine.
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LV.
I.
N my dreams I have wept for thee,
In the grave thou wert lying low;
But on awakening, still the tears
Adown my wet cheeks would flow.
In the grave thou wert lying low;
But on awakening, still the tears
Adown my wet cheeks would flow.
II.
In my dreams I have wept for thee,
I thought thou wert false to me;
But awakening, still was weeping,
Aye, weeping most bitterly.
I thought thou wert false to me;
But awakening, still was weeping,
Aye, weeping most bitterly.
III.
In my dreams I have wept for thee,
Tho' I dreamed that thou wert true;
Yet awakening, still the tears
Adown my wet cheeks would flow.
Tho' I dreamed that thou wert true;
Yet awakening, still the tears
Adown my wet cheeks would flow.
XI.