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Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine

by Heinrich Heine

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Helena

Thou hast invoked me from my grave,
 And through thy magic spell
Hast quickened me with fierce desire,
 This flame thou canst not quell.

Oh press thy lips against my lips,
 Divine is mortal breath;
I drink thy very soul from thee.
 Insatiable is death.

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