Über mir in wolkigen Lüften
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Über mir in wolkigen Lüften
Jubeln Lerchen traumverloren.
Tief im Haidekraute lieg’ ich,
Fühle mich so erdgeboren.
Ganz, als ob ich aus der Scholle
Wildentwachsen wär’, wie Bäume,
Leicht vom Haidewind geschaukelt,
Erde halb -- und halb auch Träume.
Ganz, als ob ich aus der Scholle
Aufgeflogen wär' mit Schwingen,
Hoch im Sommerwind aufsteigend,
Erde halb -- und halb doch Klingen.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Born of Earth", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Born of Earth
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Above me in cloudy breezes
Larks rejoice, lost in dreams.
I lie deep in the heather,
I feel myself to be so born of earth.
Utterly, as if I had grown wildly
Out of clod of earth, like trees,
Rocked lightly by the moor-wind,
Half earth -- and also half dreams.
Utterly, as if from the clod of earth
I had flown up with wings,
Rising high in the summer wind,
Half earth -- and yet half ringing sound.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-12-18
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Word count: 77