This Poem is an accurate English translation of 'Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt'
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
It is from his novel Wilhelm Meister and one of the songs of Mignon (character in novel).
The poem has been set to music by Franz Schubert.
Tchaikovsky's russian tune of this poem is known as 'None but the lonely heart'
Tchaikovsky's russian tune of this poem is known as 'None but the lonely heart'
The original (german)
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
- Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
- Weiß, was ich leide!
- Allein und abgetrennt
- Von aller Freude,
- Seh ich ans Firmament
- Nach jener Seite.