Child! I know it would ruin you

Text by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)
Translated into English by Joseph Massaad 

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Child! I know it would ruin you,
And I've taken the greatest pain
To see that in your heart for me
No flame would ever burn again.

However, I'm almost upset
By my quick and easy success,
And I sometimes happen to think:
Could you live me nevertheless!