by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

A Wind that rose
Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE GER
A Wind that rose
Though not a Leaf
In any Forest stirred
But with itself did cold [commune]1
Beyond the Realm of Bird —
A Wind that woke a lone Delight
Like Separation's Swell
Restored in Arctic Confidence
To the Invisible —

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1 in Dickinson's letters and many editions, "engage"

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-29
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Word count: 43

Ein Wind erhob sich
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Ein Wind erhob sich,
doch im Wald 
regte sich kein Blatt:
Er ließ sich mit der Kälte ein
jenseits der Vögel Reich -
weckte die Freud’ in Einsamkeit,
durchwogte, was getrennt,
brachte von der, die sich nicht zeigt,
Vertraun ins frost’ge Herz .

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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 42