O schaudre nicht! Laß diesen Blick
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
O schaudre nicht! Laß diesen Blick,
Laß diesen Händedruck dir sagen,
Was unaussprechlich ist:
Sich hinzugeben ganz und eine Wonne
Zu fühlen, die ewig sein muß!
Ewig! -- Ihr Ende [würde]1 Verzweiflung sein.
Nein! kein Ende. Kein Ende!
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Confirmed with Faust in ursprünglicher Gestalt (Urfaust), in: Goethe Faust, kommentiert von Erich Trunz, München: Verlag C.H. Beck, 16., überarbeitete Auflage, 1996, page 403
1 Bettina von Arnim: "wird"
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- FRE French (Français) (Gérard Labrunie) , no title
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Oh do not shudder! Let this gaze
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Oh do not shudder! Let this gaze,
Let the pressure of these hands tell you
That which is impossible to articulate:
To abandon oneself utterly and to feel
A bliss that must be eternal!
Eternal! Its end [would]1 be despair.
No! no end. No end!
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Translation of title "Aus Faust" = "From Faust"
1 Bettina von Arnim: "shall"
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