by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
"Dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah!"
Als ich die alte Grabschrift sah
Im eingesunknen Marmorstein,
Da fiel mein totes Lieb mir ein.

O Gott, ich schrieb schon tausendmal
Das gleiche Lied aus gleicher Qual,
Und war doch keins wie dieses da:
"Dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah!"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Epitafi", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Epitaph", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Épitaphe", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

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