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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIGNON'S SONG, FR. WILHELM MEISTER, by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Poet's Biography
First Line: Knowest thou the land where bloom the lemon trees
Last Line: Father, away! Our road is over there!
Subject(s): Memory
First Line: Knowest thou the land where bloom the lemon trees
Last Line: Father, away! Our road is over there!
Subject(s): Memory
Knowest thou the land where bloom the lemon trees,
And darkly gleam the golden oranges?
A gentle wind blows down from that blue sky;
Calm stands the myrtle and the laurel high.
Knowest thou the land? So far and fair!
Thou, whom I love, and I will wander there.
Knowest thou the house with all its rooms aglow,
And shining hall and columned portico?
The marble statues stand and look at me.
Alas, poor child, what have they done to thee?
Knowest thou the land? So far and fair.
My Guardian, thou and I will wander there.
Knowest thou the mountain with its bridge of cloud?
The mule plods warily: the white mists crowd.
Coiled in their caves the brood of dragons sleep;
The torrent hurls the rock from steep to steep.
Knowest thou the land? So far and fair.
Father, away! Our road is over there!
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