HAND in hand! and lip to lip! <br /> <br />Oh, be faithful, maiden dear! <br />Fare thee well! thy lover's ship <br /> <br />Past full many a rock must steers <br />But should he the haven see, <br /> <br />When the storm has ceased to break, <br />And be happy, reft of thee,-- <br /> <br />May the Gods fierce vengeance take! <br /> <br />Boldly dared is well nigh won! <br /> <br />Half my task is solved aright; <br />Ev'ry star's to me a sun, <br /> <br />Only cowards deem it night. <br />Stood I idly by thy side, <br /> <br />Sorrow still would sadden me; <br />But when seas our paths divide, <br /> <br />Gladly toil I,--toil for thee! <br /> <br />Now the valley I perceive, <br /> <br />Where together we will go, <br />And the streamlet watch each eve, <br /> <br />Gliding peacefully below <br />Oh, the poplars on yon spot! <br /> <br />Oh, the beech trees in yon grove! <br />And behind we'll build a cot, <br /> <br />Where to taste the joys of love!<br /><br />Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-the-chosen-one/
