Past | Past, where the bright rose

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by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vorüber

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Vorüber, wo die lichte Rose
In süßen Düften träumt und glüht,
Vorüber, wo im Windgekose 
Die volle Ähre schwankt und müht! 

  Vorüber, wo die dunkelhelle 
Waldstille birgt der Liebe Rast,
Vorüber, wo die muntre Quelle
Fortplaudert in geschwätz'ger Hast! 

  Vorüber, an dem bängsten Traume,
Vorüber an der frohste Lust -- --
Du rascher Fuß, daß du am Raume
So engen Grabes halten mußt!

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Hermann Kletke, Vermehrte Gesammt-Ausgabe, Berlin: Verlag von E.H. Schroeder (Hermann Kaiser), 1873, pages 107-108.

Text Authorship:

by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Vorüber", appears in Gedichte, in 6. In einsamen Stunden [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Past

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Past, where the bright rose
Dreams and glows in sweet scents,
Past, where in the caresses of the wind
The full wheat ear sways and strains!

  Past, where the dark-bright
Sylvan silence hides love's resting-place,
Past, where the merry water-spring
Burbles on in loquacious haste!

  Past the most anxious dream,
Past the most joyful happiness -- --
You rapid foot, that you must halt
At the space of such a narrow grave!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Vorüber", appears in Gedichte, in 6. In einsamen Stunden
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-09
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