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 plighted¹ troth,

We chattered², and laughed, and kissed;

To make me well remember my oath

You gave me a bite on the wrist.

O darling with the eyes serene³,

And with the teeth so white!

The vows⁴ were proper to the scene,

Superfluous⁵ 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。