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I think of thee, when golden sunbeams shimmer / Across the sea; / And when the waves reflect the moon's pale glimmer, / I think of thee.
I see thy form, when down the distant highway / The dust-clouds rise; / In deepest night, above the mountain by-way, / I see thine eyes.
I hear thee when the ocean-tides returning / Loudly rejoice; / And on the lonely moor, in stillness yearning, / I hear thy voice.
I dwell with thee: though thou art far removed, / Yet art thou near. / The sun goes down, the stars shine out, -- / Beloved, / Ah, wert thou here!
From Goethe: "Nahe des Geliebten. "