Die lange Winternacht will nimmer enden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die lange Winternacht will nimmer enden;
Als käm' sie nimmermehr, die Sonne weilet;
Der Sturm mit Eulen um die Wette heulet;
Die Waffen klirren, an den morschen Wänden.
Und off'ne Gräber ihre Geister senden:
Sie wollen, um mich her im Kreis vertheilet,
Die Seele schrecken, daß sie nimmer heilet; -
Doch will ich nicht auf sie die Blicke wenden.
Den Tag, den Tag, ich will ihn laut verkünden!
Nacht und Gespenster werden vor ihm fliehen:
Gemeldet ist er schon vom Morgensterne.
Bald wird es licht, auch in den tiefsten Gründen:
Die Welt wird Glanz und Farbe überziehen,
Ein tiefes Blau die unbegränzte Ferne.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The long winter's night", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The long winter's night
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The long winter's night does not seem to want to end;
As if nevermore to return, the sun tarries;
The storm howls in competition with the owls;
The weapons rattle upon on the rotting walls.
And open graves disgorge their spirits:
Circling about me, they wish
To frighten my soul so that it never recovers;-
But I am resolved not to look at them.
The day, the day, I wish to proclaim it loudly!
Night and ghosts shall flee before it:
The morning star already announces its coming.
Soon it shall be light, even in the deepest vales:
The world shall be suffused with radiance and colour,
The limitless distance with a deep blue.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-31
Line count: 14
Word count: 114