Hermann And Dorothea – II. Terpsichore (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
HERMANN.THEN when into the room the well-built son made his entry,Straightway with piercing glances the minister eyed him intently,And with ...
HERMANN.THEN when into the room the well-built son made his entry,Straightway with piercing glances the minister eyed him intently,And with ...
MOTHER AND SON.THUS the men discoursed together; and meanwhile the motherWent in search of her son,--at first in front of ...
HERMANN AND DOROTHEA.So tow'rd the sun, now fast sinking to rest, the two walk'd together,Whilst he veil'd himself deep in ...
WATER-FETCHING goes the nobleBrahmin's wife, so pure and lovely;He is honour'd, void of blemish.And of justice rigid, stern.Daily from the ...
URN and sarcophagus erst were with life adorn'd by the heathenFauns are dancing around, while with the Bacchanal troopChequerd circles ...
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 ...
A village Chorus is supposed to be assembled, and about tocommence its festive procession.[Written for the birthday of the Duchess ...
BRETHREN, what bequest to you should comeFrom the lowly poor man, going home,Whom ye younger ones with patience tended,Whose last ...
OH thou cruel deadly-lovely maiden,Tell me what great sin have I committed,That thou keep'st me to the rack thus fasten'd,That ...
LIKE the vultureWho on heavy morning cloudsWith gentle wing reposingLooks for his prey,—Hover, my song!For a God hathUnto each prescribedHis ...
CAN it be! of stars the star,Do I press thee to my heart?In the night of distance far,What deep gulf, ...
QUICK throbb'd my heart: to norse! haste, haste,And lo! 'twas done with speed of light;The evening soon the world embraced,And ...
O THOU well-tried in grief,Grant to thy child relief,And view with mercy this unhappy one!The sword within thy heart,Speechless with ...
How fair doth NatureAppear again!How bright the sunbeams!How smiles the plain!The flow'rs are burstingFrom ev'ry bough,And thousand voicesEach bush yields ...
How, in the light of morning,Round me thou glowest,Spring, thou beloved one!With thousand-varying loving blissThe sacred emotionsBorn of thy warmth ...
CHORDS are touch'd by Apollo,--the death-laden bow, too, he bendeth;While he the shepherdess charms, Python he lays in the dust.-----WHAT ...
LIGHT and silv'ry cloudlets hoverIn the air, as yet scarce warm;Mild, with glimmer soft tinged over,Peeps the sun through fragrant ...
OH thou cruel deadly-lovely maiden, Tell me what great sin have I committed, That thou keep'st me to the rack ...
CHORDS are touch'd by Apollo,--the death-laden bow, too, he bendeth; While he the shepherdess charms, Python he lays in the ...
LIGHT and silv'ry cloudlets hover In the air, as yet scarce warm; Mild, with glimmer soft tinged over, Peeps the ...
[Goethe began to write an opera called Lowenstuhl, founded upon the old tradition which forms the subject of this Ballad, ...
A village Chorus is supposed to be assembled, and about to commence its festive procession. [Written for the birthday of ...
How, in the light of morning, Round me thou glowest, Spring, thou beloved one! With thousand-varying loving bliss The sacred ...
QUICK throbb'd my heart: to norse! haste, haste, And lo! 'twas done with ...
[The following explanation is necessary, in order to make this ode in any way intelligible. The Poet is supposed to ...
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