“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

Ich weiss nicht, was soll es bedeuten,
Dass ich so traurig bin;
Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten,
Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.
Die Lorelei, st. 1

Original

Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten, // Daß ich so traurig bin; // Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten, // Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.

Gedicht 2 aus 'Heimkehr', 1823-24, bekannt als 'Die Lore-Lei
Briefe, Gedichte, Sonstige
Variant: Ich weiss nicht, was soll es bedeuten,
Dass ich so traurig bin;
Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten,
Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.

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German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic 1797–1856

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