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Wohl weiß ich, was das Schilfrohr sagt, Und was das Lied des Vogels klagt, Ach Luft und Flut und Feld und Hain Sind all erfüllt von gleicher Pein! Zu folgen wähnt ich dir, Natur, Und geh auf eigner Leiden Spur, Es kommt die Nacht mit leisem Schritt Und nimmt uns Alle, Alle mit.
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Authorship
- by Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2003
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-07-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 53
Well I know what the bulrush is saying, and what song the bird laments: ah, breeze and stream and field and grove are all overflowing with equal pain! I fancy to follow you, Nature, and go on a separate path of sorrow; night comes with gentle steps and takes us and everything with it.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2003 by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921)
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 54