I will go every day down other paths, soon
Through the green leaves of the woods, to the spring soon,
To the rock, where roses are in bloom,
To view the land from the hill, though nowhere,
Through the green leaves of the woods, to the spring soon,
To the rock, where roses are in bloom,
To view the land from the hill, though nowhere,
Nowhere do I find you in the
light, my dear,
And into the air all the words disappear;
Devout, I have only been with you
...
Yes, I’ve been far from you, face of an angel,
And in the fading melody of your life
No more is overheard of me; O where
Did the magical heartsongs go, that calmed
Me once with the stillness of the heavenly?
How long has it been? O how long! The youth has
Aged, even the earth, which gave me back
And into the air all the words disappear;
Devout, I have only been with you
...
Yes, I’ve been far from you, face of an angel,
And in the fading melody of your life
No more is overheard of me; O where
Did the magical heartsongs go, that calmed
Me once with the stillness of the heavenly?
How long has it been? O how long! The youth has
Aged, even the earth, which gave me back
Then smiled, has become a different place.
Always good! The soul separates and returns
To you each day, and it cries to you the eye,
That it is bright again, where you go,
Where you stay, wherever you gaze across.
Always good! The soul separates and returns
To you each day, and it cries to you the eye,
That it is bright again, where you go,
Where you stay, wherever you gaze across.
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Wohl geh' ich täglich ...
Wohl geh' ich täglich andere Pfade, bald
Ins grüne Laub im Walde, zur Quelle bald,
Zum
Felsen, wo die Rosen blühen,
Blicke vom Hügel ins Land, doch
nirgend,
Du Holde, nirgend find ich im Lichte dich
Und in
die Lüfte schwinden die Worte mir,
Die
frommen, die bei dir ich ehmals
...
Ja, ferne bist du, seliges Angesicht!
Und
deines Lebens Wohllaut verhallt, von mir
Nicht
mehr belauscht, und ach! wo seid ihr
Zaubergesänge, die einst das Herz mir
Besänftiget mit Ruhe der Himmlischen?
Wie lang ists! o wie lange! der Jüngling ist
Gealtert, selbst die Erde, die mir
Damals gelächelt, ist anders worden.
Leb immer wohl! es scheidet und kehrt zu dir
Die Seele jeden Tag, und es weint um dich
Das
Auge, daß es helle wieder
Dort wo du säumest, hinüberblicke.
