I cannot explain the sadness That's fallen on my breast. An old, old fable haunts me, And will not let me rest. - Heinrich Heine

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I cannot explain the sadness
That's fallen on my breast.
An old, old fable haunts me,
And will not let me rest.

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About Heinrich Heine

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a journalist, an essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. Jewish by birth, he converted to Lutheran Christianity as an adult.

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Alternative Names: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine • Christian Heine • Christian Johann Heinrich "Harry" Heine • Heine
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