The Old Dream Comes Again to Me

Heinrich Heine

English translation

James Thomson

HE old dream comes again to me:
With May-night stars above,
We two sat under the linden-tree
And swore eternal love.

Again and again we plighted troth,
We chattered, and laughed, and kissed;
To make me well remember my oath
You gave me a bite on the wrist.

O darling with the eyes serene,
And with the teeth so white!
The vows were proper to the scene,
Superfluous was the bite.

我的旧梦重圆

亨利希·海涅

我的旧梦重圆，
五月的夜空星光闪闪，
我俩并坐菩提树下，
相约爱到永远永远。

一次次我们发出誓言，
时而亲吻，时而笑谈；
为了让我不忘盟誓，
你用嘴咬了我的手腕。

啊，亲爱的，洁白的牙齿，
还有那宁静的双眼！
誓约与夜色水乳交融，
只是那一口咬得有些枉然。