Text by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)
Translated into English by Joseph Massaad
In a light boat over the Rhine, The Palatine countess sails by moonshine. The maid is rowing, the countess talks: "Do you see the seven corpses, Do you see them pass, Floating downstream, behind us? The swimming of the dead is so sad! They were young men, full of lust – The maid keeps rowing, the countess is laughing, |