Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916.
By Do Thou Speak NowKonrad Ferdinand Meyer (18251898)
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In hazy days of youth, now long gone by:
I would confide thee so much dreamed-of good,
From such true sorrow thou wouldst hear me sigh.
The murmur of thy treetops’ mighty sea—
Do thou speak now! For I shall let thee speak!
Joy, pain are dumb. I’ll hearken now to thee.