haʊˈɛvɚ, hˈɛnsəl stˈɪl ˈɪnfluːənst ðə ɹoʊmˈæntɪk stˈaɪl ʌv bɹɛntˈɑːnoʊ kwˈaɪt sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli; bɹɛntˈɑːnoʊ ɹˈoʊt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ tə hɪz bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn: "ðiːz sˈɔŋz ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə twˈɛnti sˈɔŋz sˈɛnt tə hˌɪm baɪ hˈɛnsəl æt fˈɜːst bɹˈoʊk maɪ hˈɑːɹt, kˈɔːzɪŋ mˌiː tə bˈɜːst ˌɪntʊ tˈɪɹz, ðɛɹ tɹˈuːθ ænd sɪmplˈɪsᵻɾi stɹˈaɪkɪŋ mˌiː æz ðə hˈoʊliɪst ðæt mˈæn kʊd pɹədˈuːs."
However, Hensel still influenced the romantic style of Brentano quite significantly; Brentano wrote the following to his brother in 1817: "These songs (referring to twenty songs sent to him by Hensel) at first broke my heart, causing me to burst into tears, their truth and simplicity striking me as the holiest that man could produce."