by Siegfried Trebitsch (1869 - 1956)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Sommer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Unter spärlich grünen Blättern,
unter Blumen, unter Blüten
hör' ich fern die Amsel schmettern
und die [tolle]1 Drossel wüten.

Auch ein Klingen fein und leise,
schneller Tage [schnelle]2 Grüße,
eine wehe Sommerweise,
schwer von einer letzten Süße.

Und ein glühendes Verbrennen
schwebt auf heißen Windeswellen,
taumelnd glaub' ich zu erkennen
ungeschriener Schreie Gellen.

Und ich sitze still und bebe,
fühle meine Stunden rinnen,
und ich halte still und lebe,
während Träume mich umspinnen.

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•   E. Korngold 

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Confirmed with Siegfried Trebitsch, Wellen und Wege, München und Leipzig: bei Georg Müller, 1913, page 46.

1 Korngold: "kleine"
2 Korngold: "schneller"

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Word count: 75

Summer
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Beneath sparse green leaves,
beneath flowers, beneath blossoms
I hear the blackbird blaring out its song in the distance
and the [madcap]1 thrush rioting.

Also a ringing, fine and soft,
of the [rapid]2 greetings of rapid days,
a woeful summer melody,
laden with a final sweetness.

And a glowing conflagration
hovers upon hot waves of wind;
tottering, I believe I can recognize
the shrilling of unscreamed screams.

And I sit still and tremble,
feel my hours flowing away;
and I hold still and live,
the while dreams spin a web around me.

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1 Korngold: "little"
2 Korngold: "more rapid"

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This text was added to the website: 2022-11-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 94