There was a king, now ageing, <br />With heart of lead, and head so grey. <br />He took a wife, the old king, <br />A young wife too, men say. <br />There was a handsome pageboy <br />With hair of gold, and thoughts so free: <br />He bore the silks with joy <br />That trailed behind the queen. <br />Do you know the ancient singing? <br />It rings so true: it rings so sweet! <br />Both had to die, of loving, <br />Of love that was too deep.<br /><br />Heinrich Heine<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/es-war-ein-alter-k-nig/
