Prusyalı muhbirler tarafından izlenmekteyim; politika entrikalarından ne denli uzak kalırsam kalayım, benden yine korkuyorlar... Korkacaklar, besbelli korkacaklar; değil mi ki bana savaş açtılar, o halde ben de vururum, hem de vargücümle vururum. Bunu biliyorlar.Öpüyorum, evet öpüyorum, demek ki yaşıyorum.Adımın birgün, O'nun büyük adıyla birlikte anılacağını Goethe önleyemeyecektir.
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder (art songs) by composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. Heine's later verse and prose is distinguished by its satirical wit and irony. His radical political views led to many of his works being banned by German authorities. Heine spent the last 25 years of his life as an expatriate in Paris.