Goethe

Sweetest Lili, for So Long

Sweetest Lili, for So Long - meaning Summary

Love That Persists Despite Pain

The speaker addresses Lili as an intimate beloved who once embodied joy and song and now also embodies pain. Despite suffering, the speaker still finds Lili to be the source of expression and music, suggesting a complex, enduring attachment that blends love, loss, and acceptance. The short poem captures how affection can persist through hurt, transforming pain into continued devotion and creative voice.

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Sweetest Lili, for so long All my joy and all my song! Ah, now, all my pain, yet you Are still all my singing too.

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