by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan
Translation © by Michael Hamburger (1924 - 2007)

Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kies und Geröll. Und ein Scherbenton, dünn
als Zuspruch der Stunde. 

Augentausch, endlich, zur Unzeit:
bildbeständig,
verholzt 
die Netzhaut -: 
das Ewigkeitszeichen. 

Denkbar: 
droben, im Weltgestänge,
sterngleich, 
das Rot zweier Münder.

Hörbar (vor Morgen?): ein Stein,
der den andern zum Ziel nahm.

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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Pebbles and scree. And a shard note, thin
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