海因里?!ずD℉einrich Heine,1797-1856),德國著名抒情詩人,被稱為“德國古典文學(xué)的最后一位代表”。第一部詩集《詩歌集》(1827年)包含有《青春的苦惱》、《抒情插曲》、《還鄉(xiāng)集》、《北海集》等組詩。這首詩是1822年所著,海涅通過構(gòu)架一個夢幻美好的世界,來逃離現(xiàn)實(shí)的悲痛、化解內(nèi)心的苦楚。The old dream comes again to me:With May-night stars above,We two sat under the linden tree And swore eternal love.Again and again we plighted troth,We chattered, and laughed, and kissed;To make me well remember my oathYou gave me a bite on the wrist.O darling with these eyes serene,And with the teeth so white!The vows were proper to the scene,Superfluous was the bite.