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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Die stille Stadt
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FIN FRE
Liegt eine Stadt im Tale,
ein blasser Tag vergeht;
es wird nicht lange dauern mehr,
bis weder Mond noch Sterne
nur Nacht am Himmel steht.

Von allen Bergen drücken
Nebel auf die Stadt;
es dringt kein Dach, nicht Hof noch Haus,
kein Laut aus ihrem Rauch heraus,
kaum Türme noch und Brücken.

Doch als den Wandrer graute,
da ging ein Lichtlein auf im Grund;
und durch den Rauch und Nebel
begann ein leiser Lobgesang
aus Kindermund.

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Confirmed with Richard Dehmel Hundert ausgewählte Gedichte, Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1909, page 110.


Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Die stille Stadt" [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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