Über allen Gipfeln
Ist Ruh'
In allen Wipflen
Spürest Du
Kaum einen Hauch;
Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde
Warte nur, balde
Ruhest Du auch.
This poem and its companion piece "Wanderer's Nachtlied", both composed by Goethe, may just be my favorite poems of all time. They are well-known and loved among Germans, and I think it's a pity more people aren't familiar with them.
They speak peace to my soul, so I thought I'd share.
Then I realized they're in German.
If you're interested, decent translations of both were done by Longfellow and can be found here.
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