by
Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Dir auch wurde, Kleanorides, Sehnsucht...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Dir auch [wurde, Kleanorides, Sehnsucht]1 nach der Heimat
Tödlich; dich schreckte der Süd nimmer, der winterlich stürmt.
So fing dich die betrügliche Jahrszeit ein, und strömend
Spülten die Wogen den Reiz lieblicher Jugend [hinweg]2.
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1 Eisler: "wurde Sehnsucht"
2 Eisler: "hinab"
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- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pour toi aussi le mal du pays devint fatal", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 34
For you, too, Cleanorides, yearning for...
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
For you, too, [Cleanorides, yearning]1 for your homeland became
Fatal; the south-wind that storms hibernally never frightened you.
Thus the deceptive season took hold of you, and, flowing mightily,
The waves washed away the allure of lovely youth.
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1 Eisler: "yearning"
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2016-09-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 38