by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Am See
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Durch die Bäume rinnt der Regen,
Rinnt vom dunkeln Uferrand.
Matte Lüfte kaum bewegen
Das verwelkte Schilf am Strand.
Keine Welle mag sich wühlen
Aus dem weiten stummen Grab,
Mit der Weide Haar zu spielen,
Die sich thränend beugt hinab.
 
  Nur wenn manchmal mit Gestöhne
Rasch ein Windstoß [frägt]1 vorbei
Nach des See's verlorner Schöne,
Und der Nixe Melodei, --
[Schmerzlich]2 leis ein Zucken gehet
Dann den stillen See [hinauf]3,
Und des Nebels Bahrtuch wehet
Ängstlich an den Bäumen auf.

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•   G. Jenner 

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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 61.

1 Jenner: "fägt [sic]"
2 Jenner: "Plötzlich"
3 Jenner: "hinab"

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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

At the lake
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
The rain trickles through the trees,
Trickles from the dark edge of the shore.
Tired breezes barely move
The wilted reeds at the shoreline.
No wave is able to emerge
From the wide, mute grave,
In order to play with the hair of the willow
That inclines itself, with tears.
 
  Only when occasionally, with moaning,
A gust of wind swiftly [passes, asking]1
After the lost beauty of the lake,
And the melody of the water nymph, --
[With pain]2 a quiet tremor passes
Then [up]3 the quiet lake,
And the pall of the fog wafts
Anxiously up the trees.

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1 Jenner: "sweeps past"
2 Jenner: "Suddenly"
3 Jenner: "down"

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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 98