 Heine's "Lyrisches Intermezzo" consists of a verse Prologue and 65 poems.The Prologue ("Es war 'mal ein Ritter trübselig und stumm" – "There once was a Knight, woeful and silent..") tells of the sorrowful knight that sits gloomily in his house all day, but by night is visited by his fairy (nixie) bride, and dances with her until daylight returns him to his little poet's room (Poeten-stübchen).The 65 poems follow, of which the 16 of the "Dichterliebe" are a selection.