He who will establish himself on a certain height must yield according to circumstances, like the weather-cock on a church-spire, which, though it be… - Heinrich Heine

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He who will establish himself on a certain height must yield according to circumstances, like the weather-cock on a church-spire, which, though it be made of iron, would soon be broken by the storm-wind if it remained obstinately immovable, and did not understand the noble art of turning to every wind. But a great man will never so far contradict his own feelings as to see, or, it may be, increase, with cold-blooded indifference, the misfortunes of his fellow country-men.

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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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Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Vögel sangen,
Da ist meinem Herzen
Die Liebe aufgegangen.

Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Knospen sprangen,
Da hab' ich ihr gestanden
Mein Sehnen und Verlangen.

Translation:

In the beautiful month of May,
as all the birds were singing,
love started to blossom
inside of my heart.

In the beautiful month of May,
as all the buds were blossoming,
I confessed to her
my yearning and longing.

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