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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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A BA BA CA CA DA DA XA X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 432 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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