Goethe

April

April - meaning Summary

Eyes as Secret Language

The speaker addresses another’ody’yes as if they speak, reading sweetness and a hidden question in their gaze. He interprets that love and truth shine in those pupils and longs for a meeting of human kindness between kindred spirits. Captivated and somewhat lost in admiration, the speaker finally appeals to those eyes to recognize his own intent and reciprocal feeling. The tone is intimate and yearning.

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Eyes tell, tell me, what you tell me, Telling something all too sweet, Making music out of beauty, With a question hidden deep. Still I think I know your meaning, There behind your pupils’ brightness, Love and truth are your heart’s lightness, That, instead of its own gleaming, Would so truly like to greet, In a world of dullness, blindness, One true look of human kindness, Where two kindred spirits meet. And since I’m lost, in what entrances, Studying those mysteries, Eyes, may you be drawn to see, The intention in my glances!

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