The First Elegy (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
Ovid's TristiaFreely RenderedGo, little book, make haste away,Go to the joyful victory seat.I go not with you, I must stay,For ...
Karl Heinrich Marx Poems on Mind (12 Poems)
Lucinda (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
A BalladLife seems wed to gaietyAs the dancers tread the measure.Each feels chosen speciallyFor the sacred vows to pleasure.Rosy cheeks ...
The Pale Maiden (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
A BalladThe maiden stands so pale,So silent, withdrawn,Her sweet angelic soulIs misery-torn.Therein can shine no ray,The waves tumble over;There, love ...
Pustkuchen (False Wandering Years) (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
Schiller, thinks he, had been less of a boreIf only he'd read the Bible more.One could have nothing but praise ...
On Hegel (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
Since I have found the Highest of things and the Depths of themalso, rude am I as a God, cloaked ...
The Last Judgement (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
A JestAh! that life of all the dead,Hallelujahs that I hear,Make my hair stand on my head,And my soul is ...
The Fiddler (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
The Fiddler saws the strings,His light brown hair he tosses and flings.He carries a sabre at his side,He wears a ...
To Jenny (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
IJenny! Teasingly you may inquireWhy my songs "To Jenny" I address,When for you alone my pulse beats higher,When my songs ...
The Little Old Man Of The Water (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
A BalladThe waters rush with an eerie sound,The waves are swirling round and round.They seem to feel no pain at ...
The Magic Ship (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
A RomanceWithout sails or lights there fleesA ship round the world without rest.The moon shines down on the seas,And weathered ...
Sea Rock (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
Marble pillar towers high,Jagged summit saws the air,Putrefaction, life's decay,Boulders in the abyss down there.Grim the cliff that upward climbsClamps ...
Night Thoughts (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
A DithyrambSee overhead the cloud sails, lowering,Around its flanks roar eagle-wings.Stormwards it rushes, fire-sparks showering,Night thoughts from morning's realm it ...