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Amy Levy - A Dirge
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"Mein Herz, mein Herz ist traurig
Doch lustig leuchtet der Mai"


There`s May amid the meadows,
    There`s May amid the trees;
Her May-time note the cuckoo
    Sends forth upon the breeze.

Above the rippling river
    May swallows skim and dart;
November and December
    Keep watch within my heart.

The spring breathes in the breezes,
    The woods with wood-notes ring,
And all the budding hedgerows
    Are fragrant of the spring.

In secret, silent places
    The live green things upstart;
Ice-bound, ice-crown`d dwells winter
    For ever in my heart.

Upon the bridge I linger,
    Near where the lime-trees grow;
Above, swart birds are circling,
    Beneath, the stream runs slow.

A stripling and a maiden
    Come wand`ring up the way;
His eyes are glad with springtime,
    Her face is fair with May.

Of warmth the sun and sweetness
    All nature takes a part;
The ice of all the ages
    Weighs down upon my heart.
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