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Bibliography: "Lyrisches Intermezzo" by Heine, Heinrich
- Title
- "Lyrisches Intermezzo"
- Author
- Heine, Heinrich
- Date
- Genre
- poetry
- Note Source
- My Mortal Enemy Part II, Chap. 3; Song of the Lark Part I, Chap. 11
- Note Relating to Cather
In My Mortal Enemy, Myra Henshawe is referring to this poem ("Lyrische Intermezzo," no. 62, beginning "Am Kreuzweg wird begraben") when she asks Nellie Birdseye to recite Heine's poetry about the "poor-sinner's flower." (See March 347)
In The Song of the Lark, Thea Kronborg recites the text (Heine's "Lyrisches Intermezzo," no. 45, beginning "Im leuchtenden Sommermorgen"; the first word should actually be "Am" ). The German is followed by a parenthetical translation: "in the soft-shining summer morning...."
