| Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916. | | | | Mignon | | By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) |
| | | AH, dost thou know the land where citron grows, | |
| In sombre leaves the golden orange glows, | |
| A gentle wind blows from the azure sky, | |
| Calm myrtle, fragrant laurel bloom on high? | |
| Ah, dost thou know it? There, oh there! | 5 |
| With thee, my dear one, how I long to fare! | |
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| Ah, dost thou know the house? The pillars white | |
| Uphold the roof, the halls are glistening bright, | |
| And marble statues seem to gaze at me: | |
| Thou poorest child, what have they done to thee? | 10 |
| Ah, dost thou know it? There, oh there! | |
| With thee, oh my protector, I would fare! | |
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| Ah, dost thou know the mountain’s cloudy ways? | |
| The mule there seeks a path within the haze. | |
| The broods of ancient dragons haunt the caves, | 15 |
| The rock breaks down and over it the waves. | |
| Ah, dost thou know it? There, oh there! | |
| Our way must go, my father, let us fare! | | | | |
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