MY heart is sad,
My peace is o’er;
I find it never
And nevermore.
When gone is he,
The grave I see;
The world’s wide all
Is turned to gall.
Alas, my head
Is well-nigh crazed;
My feeble mind
Is sore amazed.
My heart is sad,
My peace is o’er;
I find it never
And nevermore.
For him from the window
Alone I spy;
For him alone
From home go I.
His lofty step,
His noble form,
His mouth’s sweet smile,
His glances warm,
His voice so fraught
With magic bliss,
His hand’s soft pressure,
And, ah, his kiss!
My heart is sad,
My peace is o’er;
I find it never
And nevermore.
My bosom yearns
For his form so fair;
Ah, could I clasp him
And hold him there!
My kisses sweet
Should stop his breath,
And ‘neath his kisses
I’d sink in death!
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
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