by
Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
An Novalis (2. Fassung)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
In dunkler Erde ruht der heilige Fremdling
In zarter Knospe
Wuchs dem Jüngling der göttliche Geist,
Das trunkene Saitenspiel
Und verstummte in rosiger Blüte.
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- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À Novalis (version 2)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 24
In dark earth the sacred stranger rests
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
In dark earth the sacred stranger rests.
From a delicate bud
the divine spirit grew in the youth.
the drunken music of the strings,
and fell silent in promising blossom.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "An Novalis (2. Fassung)"
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 30