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by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942)

Ich lag auf dem Meer, über mir wälzte...
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ich lag auf dem Meer, über mir wälzte sich das Licht.
Ich sah: von einer glänzenden Klippe
Banden weißer Vögel aufschwirren.
Ich schleuderte ein Seil, sie einzufangen.
Weiße Tiere, Traum, Fantasie und Meer.
Weiße Tiere: ewige Glanz-Wiederkehr.

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•   R. Geutebrück 

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Confirmed with a reprint of the 1921 original: Alfred Mombert, Die Schöpfung, Paderborn: Salzwasser Verlag, 2015, page 125


Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), no title, appears in Die Schöpfung, first published 1902 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 42

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