Outside, the bustle of life entices | Outside, laughs the clamour of life

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by Franz Ulbrich (1885 - 1950)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Draußen lockt der Lärm des Lebens

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Draußen lacht der Lärm des Lebens
lachend in mein Einsamsein,
bunter Klang, Du rufst vergebens,
Deinem Spiel mich einzureih'n.

Meine Wege suchen Fernen
abseits deinem Tand und Tanz,
und die Blicke in den Sternen
tast ich nach dem Erntekranz.

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• J. Haas

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Confirmed with Franz Ulbrich, Und Dein ist die Erde!, Oldenburg: [self-published], [no year], page 14

Text Authorship:

by Franz Ulbrich (1885 - 1950), appears in Und Dein ist die Erde!, in 1. Wege der Liebe, in Meine Wege . . . ., no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Outside, the bustle of life entices

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Outside, laughs the clamour of life,
laughingly into my solitude;
colourful clamour, you call in vain,
asking me to take my place in your play.

My pathways seek distances
remote from your frippery and dance,
and, gazing into the stars,
I grope toward the harvest-wreath.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Ulbrich (1885 - 1950), appears in Und Dein ist die Erde!, in 1. Wege der Liebe, in Meine Wege . . . ., no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-05
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Word count: 47