... I have come to break idols, and to break into song of love to prostrate myself before You, and to fill my chest with fire ...
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... The secret, which I’ve never told anyone, and will never share with anyone; I shall reveal to the Friend – my only confidant ...
... If You don’t give me wine, I will not complain. If You pour me some, I will be the goblet ...
How lovely, how beautiful Your face! What coyness lies in those eyes and eyebrows! Once I saw Your ...
Die Lilie wächst im Sumpf, die Liebe in den Ruinen / Der Wein siedet im Becher, und das Herz an der Seite der Geliebten ...
Das Zwitschern eines Vögleins am Himmel / Unterbrach plötzlich meine zerstreuten und wirren Gedanken.
Von der Vor-Ewigkeit zur Nach-Ewigkeit / Ist mein Leben ein Atemzug / Ein Atemzug frei / Von allen Höhen und Tiefen ...
I can live without others, but I cannot go on without you. My heart yearns for you, it cannot go anywhere else...
One should not sit still, one must embark on the quest, to the deep ocean within, to the depths of being, where precious pearls are found, truth is there, beauty is there, love is there ...
... Believe me when I tell You that I am bewildered — O my existence, without You I am less than nothing ...
Do you know that without you I have no news? There is no fire in my heart, and no fervor or commotion ...
... If you suffer a hundred thousand afflictions on the path of love, have reverence, and respect the Friend’s sanctity; do not breathe a word of complaint ...
