The Loreley (also written as Lorelei) is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St.Goarshausen which soars some 120 meters above the water line. It marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea. A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat accidents there.

Loreley is also the name of one of the beautiful Rhine Maidens who lured navigators of this river to their dooms with their alluring singing, much as the ancient Greek Sirens did.

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The Lorelei by Heinrich HeineTranslated by Aaron Kramer
I cannot explain the sadness

That's fallen on my breast.

An old, old fable haunts me,

And will not let me rest.
The air grows cool in the twilight,

And softly the Rhine flows on;

The peak of a mountain sparkles

Beneath the setting sun.
More lovely than a vision,

A girl sits high up there;

Her golden jewelry glistens,

She combs her golden hair.
With a comb of gold she combs it,

And sings an evensong;

The wonderful melody reaches

A boat, as it sails along.
The boatman hears,

with an anguish

More wild than was ever known;

He's blind to the rocks around him;

His eyes are for her alone.
--At last the waves devoured

The boat, and the boatman's cry;

And this did with her singing,

The golden Lorelei.