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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The Bliss Of Absence
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DRINK, oh youth, joy`s purest ray
From thy loved one`s eyes all day,

And her image paint at night!
Better rule no lover knows,
Yet true rapture greater grows,

When far sever`d from her sight.

Powers eternal, distance, time,
Like the might of stars sublime,

Gently rock the blood to rest,
O`er my senses softness steals,
Yet my bosom lighter feels,

And I daily am more blest.

Though I can forget her ne`er,
Yet my mind is free from care,

I can calmly live and move;
Unperceived infatuation
Longing turns to adoration,

Turns to reverence my love.

Ne`er can cloud, however light,
Float in ether`s regions bright,

When drawn upwards by the sun,
As my heart in rapturous calm.
Free from envy and alarm,

Ever love I her alone!
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