Making his own way by cold water with splatter. By roof of green leaves it was carefully kept Away from hot beams and the flights of the sand. And many years passed without any faint sound. But a tired stranger from the foreign ground Bent his flaming chest to the pleasant cold water And made his own rest under leaf made shelter. And wonderful leaves and a soundy spring Began to dry out under the hot beams. Then the palms began to complain to the God: "Is this our purpose to fade at this spot? Without any use we were growing and rising Were shivered by wind and by sun were warmed either...

У знаменитого немецкого поэта Генриха Гейне есть книга Buch der Lieder» («Книга песен»), в которую входит цикл «Lyrisches Intermezzo» («Лирическое интермеццо»). Тридцать третьим по счету в этом цикле идет стихотворение, которое я приведу вам целиком: Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam Im Norden auf kahler Höh'. Ihn schläfert; mit weißer Decke Umhüllen ihn Eis und Schnee. Er träumt von einer Palme, Die, fern im Morgenland, Einsam und schweigend trauert Auf brennender Felsenwand. В буквальном, подстрочном...