Weiche bNebel/b trinken rings die türmende Ferne Morgenwind umflügelt die beschattete Bucht, Und im See bespiegelt sich die reifende Frucht. Auf der Welle blinken tausend schwebende Sterne, Weiche bNebel/b trinken rings die türmende Ferne ... Program Note: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) wrote this poem in the summer of 1775 when he was on bvacation/b with his friends, the Stolbergs. Goethe was 26 and he refers to his love to Lilli Schönemann, a rich banker's daughter in ...