by
Werner Wolffheim (1877 - 1930)
Wunder
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Das Haus ist fertig fast,
An dem so lange ich gebaut;
Ich habe mich dir anvertraut
In einer freudewilden, wortestollen Hast.
Und du gabst keinen Laut.
Du gabst mir nur die Hand.
Ihr Zittern hat mich tief beglückt.
Wir gehn durchs Haus, der Welt entrückt;
Und wie durch Zauber jede kalkgetünchte Wand
Ein Wunderbildnis schmückt.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Miracle", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Miracle", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2011-05-24
Line count: 10
Word count: 55
Miracle
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The house is almost completed
That I have been building for so long;
I pledged myself to you
In a wildly joyous haste, fantastically full of words.
And you made not a sound.
You only gave me your hand.
Its trembling made me deeply happy.
We walk through the house, lost to the world;
And, as if by magic, every white-washed wall
Is graced by a magical image.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-24
Line count: 10
Word count: 68