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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Germany: Vols. XVII–XVIII. 1876–79.

Halle

Halle

By Heinrich Heine (1797–1856)

Translated by C. G. Leland

IN the market-place of Halle

There stand two mighty lions:

O thou lion-pride of Halle,

How greatly art thou tamed!

In the market-place of Halle

There stands a mighty giant;

He hath a sword, yet never stirs,—

He ’s petrified with terror.

In the market-place of Halle

A mighty church is standing,

Where the Burschenschaft and the Landsmannschaft

Have plenty of room for praying.