Rilke, You See I want much

from The Book Of Hours

Here's a delicate Rilke poem someone sent me & a simple translation I made to help you follow the German, as much as possible respecting line & phrasing; read this like Heidegger set to music:

This sounds quite Romantic, so you might be excused for thinking it’s a love poem. A young man speaking this way to a young woman would likely be thought a lover… …