by
Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906)
Dränkt i tjära
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Available translation(s): ENG FIN FRE
Dränkt i tjära
kvarnhjulet går,
dufvorna leka i skummet.
Gamla hjulet,
som stilla står,
har fått lemna rummet.
Öfvervuxet
med vildros, nött,
urblekt af vind och af väder,
tänker det:
»Nu är jag trött
gladde edra fäder!«
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Ernst Josephson, Svarta Rosor och Gula, Stockholm: C. & E. Gernandts Förlags Aktiebolag, 1901, page 258.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The mill-wheel", copyright © 2019
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Myllynratas", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 37
Couverte de goudron, la roue du moulin...
Language: French (Français)  after the Swedish (Svenska)
Couverte de goudron, la roue du moulin tourne.
Les pigeons jouent dans son écume.
La vieille roue qui est immobile
A du laisser la place.
Envahie d'églantiers, usée,
Décolorée par le vent et le temps,
Elle pense : « Je suis maintenant fatiguée,
Avant j'apportais la joie vos pères. »
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Authorship:
- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (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: 2014-09-16
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Word count: 50