Alternate translation: All things impermanent; Are only symbols. The unattainable Here becomes action. The indescribable Here is accomplished. The Eternal Feminine Leads us onward.
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Chorus Mysticus, Faust II, Goethe: All that is temporal, Known solely as symbol; The insufficient Perfected and whole; The indescribable, Here it is done; The ever-feminine Beckons us on.
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What I want to know, is what sort of goddess was whispering in Goethe's ear for him to conjure up that little morsel of literary genius.
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Alles Vergängliche Ist nur ein Gleichnis! Das Unzulängliche, Hier wird's Erreichnis; Das Unbeschreibliche, Hier ist's getan; Das Ewig-Weibliche Zieht uns hinan!
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I regret that my German is terrible, and thus cannot yet enjoy Goethe in his native language. I have been told that English translations don't convey the brilliance.
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