| Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916. | | | | Wanderer’s Night Songs I & II | | By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) |
| | I THOU who from heaven art, | |
| All our pain and sorrow stillest, | |
| All the souls that doubly smart, | |
| Doubly with thy solace fillest, | |
| Ah, if all this toil might cease! | 5 |
| Why this heartache, joy and zest? | |
| Peace, sweet peace, | |
| Come, oh come into my breast! | |
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II Over every crest | |
| Is rest, | 10 |
| In all the trees | |
| The breeze | |
| Scarce touches you. | |
| Hushed is the wood-bird’s song. | |
| Wait: before long, | 15 |
| You will rest too. | | | | |
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