Love You asked if love makes one happy. His promise's yes…
““Love You asked if love makes one happy. His promise's yes, be it for a day. Ah, who wouldn't want to live one day for love Then die? For life does live in love. As lover full of gentleness and fear, With his fires I painted his suffering, On his portrait I shed so many tears That his image became much less charming. If smile, that unexpected gleam, Broke out sometimes amidst my tears, It was love, unarmed, it was him, And heaven with him disappears. Deprived of love, the heart's icy. Yet he burns all, and poisons all. He sure knows how to rend a soul. Ask him if he makes one happy! You'll know, whatever may occur, That love will win by force or grace; And in the slow-healing fever he made You will suffer and make others suffer. Once found, his absence is torture, And when he's back, one shakes every hour. Often it's death that lives in love. And yet, love does make one happy.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Love is portrayed as a paradoxical force that brings both profound joy and deep suffering, intertwining happiness with pain and longing for its presence.
In simple terms: Love mixes joy and pain.
Key Takeaway
Accept love’s dual nature.
Themes
love
joy
suffering
duality
Mood
melancholic
intense
reflective
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- relationships
- creative expression
- personal loss
- healing
- intense passion
Key Concepts
Romanticism
emotional conflict
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you navigate love’s pain?
- Can joy exist without sorrow?
A Different Perspective
Love can become destructive if unbalanced.