Theophile Gautier

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

Unsterbliche Geliebte

dir – mein Leben – mein alles – leb wohl – o liebe mich fort -
verken nie das treuste Herz deines Geliebten
L.

ewig dein
ewig mein
ewig uns

And this is the English translation

you – my life – my all – farewell. Oh continue to love me -
never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved
L.

ever thine
ever mine
ever ours