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Leise gewiegt vom kühlen Herbsteswehen
Rauscht das fallende Laub der alten Ulme,
Still im klaren Spiegelkrystall des Baches
Zittert ihr Schatten.
Welkend im Garten neigen schon die Blumen
Ihre lieblichen Köpfchen, die ich freudig
Einst belauschte, als sie dem Licht des Frühlings
Hold sich erschlossen.
Träumerisch lauscht mein Ohr dem Windgeflüster, --
Deiner, einst Geliebte, muß ich denken,
Dein, so oft in duftendem Schmerz mich grüßen
Sterbende Blumen.
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Confirmed with Ferdinand Avenarius, Wandern und Werden. Erste Gedichte, Zweite, neugestaltete Auflage, Florenz und Leipzig: Eugen Diederichs, 1898, page 76
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This text was added to the website: 2012-12-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 67
Gently rocked by the cool breezes of autumn
Rustles the falling foliage of the old elm tree,
In the clear crystal mirror of the stream
Its shadow trembles silently.
Wilting in the the garden, the flowers already
Bow their lovely heads, [the flowers] upon which once
I joyfully eavesdropped when, in the light of spring,
They beautifully opened their calyces.
Dreamily my ear harkens to the whispering of the wind, --
Of you, once my beloved, I am reminded,
Of you, whenever in scented pain I am greeted
By dying flowers.
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This text was added to the website: 2017-12-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 90
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