Hermann And Dorothea – IV. Euterpe (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
MOTHER AND SON.THUS the men discoursed together; and meanwhile the motherWent in search of her son,--at first in front of ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems on Courage (27 Poems)
Hermann And Dorothea – VII. Erato (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
DOROTHEA.As the man on a journey, who, just at the moment of sunset,Fixes his gaze once more on the rapidly ...
Trilogy Of Passion 02 Elegy (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
When man had ceased to utter his lament, A god then let me tell my tale of sorrow.WHAT hope of once ...
Thoughts On Jesus Christ’s Decent Into Hell (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
WHAT wondrous noise is heard around!Through heaven exulting voices sound,A mighty army marches onBy thousand millions follow'd, lo,To yon dark ...
Ballad Of The Banished And Returning Count (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
OH, enter old minstrel, thou time-honour'd one!We children are here in the hall all alone,The portals we straightway will bar.Our ...
Rinaldo (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
CHORUS.To the strand! quick, mount the bark!If no favouring zephyrs blow,Ply the oar and nimbly row,And with zeal your prowess ...
Johanna Sebus (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
THE DAM BREAKS DOWN, THE ICE-PLAIN GROWLS,THE FLOODS ARISE, THE WATER HOWLS."I'll bear thee, mother, across the swell,'Tis not yet ...
The Sea-Voyage (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
MANY a day and night my bark stood ready laden;Waiting fav'ring winds, I sat with true friends round me,Pledging me ...
Lover In All Shapes (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
To be like a fish,Brisk and quick, is my wish;If thou cam'st with thy line.Thou wouldst soon make me thine.To ...
A Symbol (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
THE mason's trade Observe them well,Resembles life, And watch them revealingWith all its strife,— How solemn feelingIs like the stir ...
The Rule Of Life Expanded (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
IF thou wouldst live unruffled by care,Let not the past torment thee e'er;If any loss thou hast to rue,Act as ...
New Love, New Life (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
HEART! my heart! what means this feeling?What oppresseth thee so sore?What strange life is o'er me stealing!I acknowledge thee no ...
The Book Of Paradise – The Favoured Beast (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
Or beasts there have been chosen fourTo come to Paradise,And there with saints for evermoreThey dwell in happy wise.Amongst them ...
The Garlands (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
KLOPSTOCK would lead us away from Pindus; no longer for laurelMay we be eager—the homely acorn alone must content us;Yet ...
In A Word (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
THUS to be chain'd for ever, can I bear?A very torment that, in truth, would be.This very day my new ...
THE SAME, EXPANDED. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
IF thou wouldst live unruffled by care, Let not the past torment thee e'er; If any loss thou hast to ...
RINALDO.* (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
[This Cantata was written for Prince Frederick of Gotha, and set to music by Winter, the Prince singing the part ...
Trilogy of Passion: II. ELEGY. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
When man had ceased to utter his lament, A god then let me tell my tale of sorrow. WHAT hope ...
IN A WORD. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
THUS to be chain'd for ever, can I bear? A very torment that, in truth, would be. This very day ...
BALLAD OF THE BANISHED AND RETURNING COUNT. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
[Goethe began to write an opera called Lowenstuhl, founded upon the old tradition which forms the subject of this Ballad, ...
JOHANNA SEBUS. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
[To the memory of an excellent and beautiful girl of 17, belonging to the village of Brienen, who perished on ...
THE SEA-VOYAGE. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
MANY a day and night my bark stood ready laden; Waiting fav'ring winds, I sat with true friends round me, ...
THE GARLANDS. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
KLOPSTOCK would lead us away from Pindus; no longer for laurel May we be eager--the homely acorn alone must content ...
LOVER IN ALL SHAPES. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
To be like a fish, Brisk and quick, is my wish; If thou cam'st with thy line. Thou wouldst soon ...
A SYMBOL. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
(This fine poem is given by Goethe amongst a small collection of what he calls Loge (Lodge), meaning thereby Masonic ...
NEW LOVE, NEW LIFE. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poem)
HEART! my heart! what means this feeling? What oppresseth thee so ...
THOUGHTS ON JESUS CHRIST’S DESCENT INTO HELL. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
THOUGHTS ON JESUS CHRIST'S DESCENT INTO HELL. [THE remarkable Poem of which this is a literal but faint representation, was ...