by
Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900)
Ich aber weiß
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ich aber weiß, ich seh dich manche Nacht,
In meinen Träumen klingt dein holdes Lachen,
Und meine Lippen murmeln oft im Wachen
Verlor'ne Wünsche, die an dich gedacht.
Und unaufhörlich legt sich Zeit zu Zeit,
Verweht wie deine sind dann meine Spuren,
Bis zu den Mauern jener stillen Fluren,
Wo schweigsam Hügel sich an Hügel reiht.
Dann wird der Sturmwind um die Gräber gehn,
Der wird mit seinen regenfeuchten Schwingen
Von Menschenglück und junger Liebe singen;
Wir aber ruhn und werden's nicht versteh'n.
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But I know
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
But I know, many a night I see you -
in my dreams your sweet laughter sounds,
and often, waking, murmur my lips
lost wishes recalling you.
And incessantly time is moving,
and my traces, like yours, will be blown away
to the walls of those still meadows,
where silently hill follows hill.
Then will the whirlwind walk around the graves,
It will, with rain-damped wings,
sing of people's joy and young love.
But we will rest and will not understand him.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 82