In Hellbrunn | Following once more the evening’s blue lament

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

In Hellbrunn

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Wieder folgend der blauen Klage des Abends
Am Hügel hin, am Frühlingsweiher --
Als schwebten darüber die Schatten lange Verstorbener,
Die Schatten der Kirchenfürsten, edler Frauen --
Schon blühen ihre Blumen, die ernsten Veilchen
Im Abendgrund, rauscht des blauen Quells
Kristallne Woge. So geistlich ergrünen
Die Eichen über den vergessenen Pfaden der Toten,
Die goldene Wolke über dem Weiher.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "In Hellbrunn", appears in Offenbarung und Untergang [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "In Hellbrunn ", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À Hellbrunn", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 9
Word count: 57

In Hellbrunn

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Following once more the evening’s blue lament
along the hill and by the vernal pond - 
as if the shadows of those long deceased hovered above them, 
shadows of church dignitaries, noble women - 
their flowers already bloom, solemn violets 
in evening’s vale, the blue spring’s crystal swell
already rushes. So spiritually the oaks 
become green over the forgotten pathways of the deceased, 
the aureate cloud over the pond.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "In Hellbrunn", appears in Offenbarung und Untergang
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This text was added to the website: 2020-05-02
Line count: 9
Word count: 67