Sweetest of fines mouches! or, leaving the emblem of your seal, is it the perfume of your letter that I should call you? In that case must I say"Dearest of musk-scented cats?" I received your note the day before yesterday; its little fly tracks run constantly in my head, perhaps also even in my heart, my most hearty thanks for all the affection that you show me... I, too, rejoice in the thought of seeing you soon again, and of making a "living print'' upon those sweet and Swabian features. Ah; that phrase would have less platonic meaning were I only still a man. But I am nothing more than a spirit; that may suit you, but me it only suits after a mediocre fashion...... Yes, I rejoice in the thought of seeing you again, fine mouches of my soul! Most fascinating of musk cats! But at the same times as mild as an Angora cat, a species which I prefer. For a long time I loved tiger cats; but they are too dangerous, and the "living prints" which they sometimes left upon my face were unpleasing. Things are going very badly with me, nothing but a succession of vexations and fits of rage. Fury against my condition which is desperate! Goodbye. May the waters strengthen you and do you good.

Most affectionate greetings, from your friend.

Heine

最甜蜜的小狐貍! 要么，不管你同不同意，我是否可以叫你香香，因為你的信芬芳撲鼻而來? 如果可以，我一定要說“最親愛的麝香貓咪?” 我前天收到你的短信，你那一行行“蠅頭”小字一直在我腦子里翻騰， 或許也在心中翻騰。最衷心地感謝你對我如此鐘情…… 我也為了能很快又見到你， 能在來自斯瓦比亞的人兒臉上留下“難忘的印記”而萬分高興。 啊，只要我還是個男子漢，這樣說就不會有多大的精神戀愛意味。 但我至多不過是一個普通的人;這種說法可以用在你身上， 對我來說，不免自視為高…… 不錯，想到又能見到你，我就十分高興，最迷人的小狐貍!最醉人的麝香貓咪。 但同時又跟安哥拉貓一樣溫馴，這種貓我更喜歡。 長期以來，我很喜歡山貓，但山貓太危險， 而且有時會在你的臉上留下令人不愉快的“難忘的印記”。 我的情況很不好，除了不斷的煩惱，就是大發脾氣。 我為自己處于絕境而懊惱。 再見了，愿海浪使你更堅強，更健康。

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