Hymns To The Night : 6 : Longing For Death Comments

This poems makes me depressed, how can you not want to kill yorself after reading. I hate life!

Simply superb poem explaining the life cycle and it's salient features. Thanks for sharing it here.

The helplessness of human beings before death that too a sure procedure of life this a meaningful poem.

Lyrically captures the ambivalence of standing in the weariness of this life, and contemplating a rest from the striving labours in the company of our loved ones already passed, and in the presence of our loving Father. Beautifully poignant contemplations.

a poem about life and death becoming one?

Departure! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Many thanks for making Novalis's poetry available here, in translation. I am grateful to the editors (by whatever title you go by in this etherworld) . Who is the translator? Considerable effort like this deserves glad recognition.