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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Dunkler Tropfe
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
Dunkler Tropfe,
der mir heut in den Becher fiel,
in den Becher des Lebens,
dunkler Tropfe Tod -

Willst du den klaren Wein mir trüben -
soll ich mich an ihm müde trinken -
müde - müde - vom Leben fort?

Dunkler Tropfe,
der mir heut in den Becher fiel,
in den Becher der Freude,
dunkler Tropfe Tod ...

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Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Nachlese zu Melancholie [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-08
Line count: 11
Word count: 54

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