Book Of Suleika - Suleika 04
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
WITH what inward joy, sweet lay,
I thy meaning have descried!
Lovingly thou seem'st to say
That I'm ever by his side;
That he ever thinks of me,
That he to the absent gives
All his love's sweet ecstasy,
While for him alone she lives.
Yes, the mirror which reveals
Thee, my loved one, is my breast;
This the bosom, where thy seals
Endless kisses have impress'd.
Numbers sweet, unsullied truth,
Chain me down in sympathy!
Love's embodied radiant youth,
In the garb of poesy!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A BA B C DC D E BE B F CF D |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 465 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 |
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