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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Kurzes Erwachen
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ich bin im Mai gegangen
Und hab' es nicht gewußt,
Also von Schmerz befangen
Ist die erkrankte Brust.

Ein Vogel hat gesungen
Im jungbelaubten Wald,
Da ist ins Herz gedrungen
Mir seine Stimme bald.

Vom Aug' ist mir gefallen
Ein schwerer Tränentau,
Drauf sah den Mai ich wallen
Durch Erd' und Himmel blau.

Als Vogel ausgesungen
Flog er ins weite Land,
Und wie sein Lied verklungen,
Um mich der Mai verschwand.

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Confirmed with Justinus Kerner Werke, Zweiter Teil, Gedichte, ed. Raimund Pissin, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., 1914, page 72


Text Authorship:

  • by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Kurzes Erwachen", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 73

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