Liszt and Gooethe

​This poem was sent to me by a friend. She wrote:
     “We went to a concert at the Boston Wagner Society. One of the pieces was a Lieder by Franz Liszt based on a Poem by Goethe.  When I read it I thought of you:
 
 Joyful and sorrowful

                      Joyful and sorrowful,
                      full of gratitude.
                      Longing and anxious
                      In constant anguish;
                      Sky-high rejoicing
                      despairing to death.
                      Happy alone is the soul
                      that loves.

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