by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908)

Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
Sunrise gilds the crested sea
That mocks grim Oban's might
But at his feet sways sullenly
A ship that died 'the night.

The ocean's breast doth throb no more
For such a wreck as she.
The rocks gnaw at her broken heart;
The sun shines pit'lessly.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , "Sonnenaufgang", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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