The longed-for happiness

Somewhere in the cosmos,
perhaps beyond the universe,
perhaps among the heights of the stars,
perhaps you have a place hidden from my eyes.
I have longed for you like any human being.
I look for you morning, noon and night.
I always ask for you.
I always go out to meet you
and you, nothing comes.
High and hidden is your dwelling place, O happiness.
Hidden among the clouds and from those who long for you.
You are like a distant dream and a utopia.
Everyone passionately seeks a meeting with you.
Where do you wander, longing happiness.
Where in the universe you dwell.
I search for you continuously and only find your absence.
The streets are dressed in loneliness and misery.
Children want to live happily
and wars bring pain and hunger.
Where do you dwell, O happiness,
you are longed for on earth.
Let me have an encounter with you
and I will say, you are as real as hunger.
I will say, you are as real as suffering
and I will say, you are as real as the hungry child.
You are the most longed for among those who seek you,
everyone wants to be happy.
Everyone wants to experience joy and peace.
O happiness, in what place do you dwell.
Tell me of your room in the universe
and surely there I will come up to meet you.
We all want well-being
and we all want to embrace happiness.
We want constant happiness
We want a happiness that absents war.
Where to find you
and where to embrace you, oh happiness.

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