Des Apfelbaumes Frühlingstraum
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Sieh, nun schmückt mit tausend Blüthen
Sich vorm Haus der Apfelbaum,
Selbst sein müdes altes Herze
Träumt noch einen Frühlingstraum.
Und ich selber, jung und blühend,
Sollte ohne Wünsche sein?
Nein, auch meine Augen träumen
Sehnend in den Lenz hinein.
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 166.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The apple tree's springtime dream", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rêve de printemps du pommier", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2011-09-03
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The apple tree's springtime dream
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Lo, the apple tree in front of the house
Is adorning itself with a thousand blossoms,
Even its weary old heart
Is still dreaming a springtime dream.
And I myself, young and blooming,
Should be without wishes?
No, my eyes, too, are dreaming
Yearningly into the springtime.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-10-24
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