Sunset
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
The hour of ruin is begun
In glimmer of the western tide.
The golden lava of the sun
Floods down the cloudy mountainside
And brings a death of fire and pain
Those ancient cities have not known
Who perished underneath a rain
Of hissing rock and molten stone.
Death coursing with a swift delight
Shall overtake me as I stand
Before the coming of the light
Upon the burning western land.
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Endzeit", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 71