Zu meinen Füßen sinkt ein Blatt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Zu meinen Füßen sinkt ein Blatt,
Der Sonne müd', des Regens satt;
Als dieses Blatt war grün und neu
Hatt' ich noch Eltern lieb und treu.
O wie vergänglich ist ein Laub,
Des Frühlings Kind, des Herbstes Raub!
Doch hat dies Laub, das niederbebt,
Mir so viel Liebes überlebt.
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A leaf sinks down at my feet
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A leaf sinks down at my feet,
Tired of the sun, sated with rain;
When this leaf was green and new
I still had parents, dear and true.
Oh how ephemeral is a leaf,
The child of spring, the spoils of autumn!
Yet this leaf that trembles down,
Has outlived so much that was dear to me.
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Translated titles:
"Nachklang" = "Resonance"
"Im Herbste" = "In the autumn"
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