An ihr Auge
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Du wunderbares Räthsel,
Sprich, was bedeutest Du?
Du deckest selbst geöffnet
Ein süß Geheimniß zu.
Du kühle Meerestiefe,
O sprich, was in Dir ruht?
Du goldne Flammenquelle,
Woher die ew'ge Gluth?
In Dir erglänzt die Sonne,
Und doch ist's in Dir Nacht!
Die Sterne glänzen helle
Zugleich mit Mondespracht!
Von Liebe und von Sehnsucht
Sprichst Du wohl allzumal;
Das Licht ist Deine Rede,
Und jedes Wort ein Strahl!
In diesen süßen Worten
Lies't wohl kein Mensch sich satt,
Wenn auch von Allen Keiner
Dich ganz verstanden hat.
Confirmed with: Gedichte von Heinrich Wenzel, Glogau: Druck und Verlag von C. Flemming, 1836, pages 25-26
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To her eyes", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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To her eyes
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
You wondrous enigma,
Speak, what do you mean?
Even when open you conceal
A sweet secret.
You cool depth of the ocean,
Oh tell me, what rests within you?
You golden well-spring of flames,
Whence comes your eternal glow?
Within you the sun rises in radiance,
And yet it is night within you!
The stars shine brightly
Together with the splendour of moonlight!
Of love and of longing
You speak indeed at the same time;
Light is your speech,
And every word is a beam!
In these sweet words,
Likely no one can read his fill,
Even though no one among all people
Has completely understood you.
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