TOJENNY
I
Jenny！TeasinglyyoumayinquireWhymysongs\"ToJenny\"Iaddress，Whenforyoualonemypulsebeatshigher，Whenmysongsforyoualonedespair，Whenyouonlycantheirheartinspire，Whenyournameeachsyllablemustconfess，Whenyoulendeachnotemelodiousness，WhennobreathwouldstrayfromtheGoddess？
’Tisbecausesosweetthedearnamesounds，Anditscadencesayssomuchtome，Andsofull，sosonorousitresounds，LiketovibrantSpiritsinthedistance，Likethegold—stringedCithern’sharmony，Likesomewondrous，magicalexistence。
II
See！Icouldathousandvolumesfill，Writingonly\"Jenny\"ineachline，Stilltheywouldaworldofthoughtconceal，DeedeternalandunchangingWill，Versessweetthatyearninggentlystill，AlltheglowandalltheAether’sshine，Anguishedsorrow’spainandjoydivine，AllofLifeandKnowledgethatismine。
Icanreaditinthestarsupyounder，FromtheZephyritcomesbacktome，Fromthebeingofthewildwaves’thunder。
Truly，Iwouldwriteitdownasarefrain，Forthecomingcenturiestosee——
LOVEISJENNY，JENNYISLOVE’SNAME。
（writteninNovember1836）
NOTES
[1]ThissectioncontainsseveralpoemsfromMarx’sthreealbumnofpoemswritteninthelateautumnof1836andinthewinterof1836—37。
AccordingtohisdaughterLauraLafargueandhisbiographerFranzMehring，whohadaccesstohismanuscriptsafterhisdeath，twoofthesealbumnborethetitleBookofLove，PartIandPartII，andthethird，BookofSongs。Eachhadthefollowingdedication：\"Tomydear，everbelovedJennyvonWestphalen。\"ThecoversofthealbumswerelaterincludedbyMarxinhisbookofversededicatedtohisfather。
RecentlyacopybookandanotebookbelongingtoKarlMarx’seldestsisterSophiewerediscoveredamongthedocumentsofHeinrichMarx’sheirsinTrier。AlongsideversesbydifferentpeopletheycontainsomebytheyoungMarx。Mostofthemweretakenfromothercopybooks，butsomewerenew。
Marxwasverycriticaloftheliteraryqualitiesofhisearlypoemsbuthebelievedthattheyconveyedhiswarmandsincerefeelings。
Lateron，hisviewofthemgrewevenmorecritical。LauraLafargue，forexample，wrote，\"Myfathertreatedhisversesverydisrepectfully；
whenevermyparentsmentionedthem，theywouldlaughtotheirheart’
content。\"
[2]Thisalbumcontains12poemsofwhichtheballads\"Lucinda，\"
\"Distraught\"and\"ThePaleMaiden，\"andthepoem\"HumanPride\"werelaterincludedbyMarxinthebookofversededicatedtohisfather。
[3]ThisalbumisthebulkiestofthethreededicatedtoJennyvonWestphalen。Itcontains53poemsofwhich\"Yearning，\"\"SirenSong，\"
\"TwoSingersAccompanyingThemselvesontheHarp\"and\"Harmony\"wereincludedbyMarxinthebookofversededicatedtohisfather。