by
Maria Köstlin (1849 - 1925)
Das ist die wehmuthvollste Zeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Das ist die wehmuthvollste Zeit
Wenn heim der Tag gegangen,
Wenn Blum' und Vogel schlaf bereit
Die müden Köpfchen hangen!
Der Mond mit seinem bleichen Licht
Schaut traurig auf dich nieder;
Zeigt mir dein liebes Angesicht!
Dein stummes Lächeln wieder!
Viel Veilchen und Narzissen blüh'n --
Mich freut der Blumen keine.
Ich sehe still vorüberziehn
Die Frühlingszeit und weine!
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "That is the most melancholy time", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "C'est le moment le plus mélancolique", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2015-01-25
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Word count: 58
That is the most melancholy time
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
That is the most melancholy time,
When day has gone to rest,
When flowers and birds, ready for sleep,
Hang their tired heads.
The moon with its pale light
Gazes sadly down upon you;
It shows me your dear face,
Your mute smile again!
Many violets and narcissi bloom.
None of the flowers makes me happy.
Silent, I see springtime
Passing by, and I weep!
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-25
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