Book Of Hafis - To Hafis

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)



HAFIS, straight to equal thee,

One would strive in vain;
Though a ship with majesty

Cleaves the foaming main,
Feels its sails swell haughtily

As it onward hies
Crush'd by ocean's stern decree,

Wrecked it straightway lies.
Tow'rd thee, songs, light, graceful, free,

Mount with cooling gush;
Then their glow consumeth me,

As like fire they rush.
Yet a thought with ecstasy

Hath my courage moved;
In the land of melody

I have lived and loved.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme A BA BA CA CA DA DA XA X
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Characters 432
Words 78
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

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