by
Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)
Wo weilt er?
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG RUS
Wo weilt er?
Im [kalten, im schaurigen]1 Land.
Wo ruht er?
Am Meere, auf steinigem Strand.
Was treibt er?
Er haschet das fliehende Glück.
Was denkt er?
Er sehnt sich zur Heimat zurück.
O grüßt ihn,
ihr Wolken, im schaurigen Land!
O kühlt ihn,
ihr Lüftchen, am steinigen Strand!
O kränz' ihn,
du falsches, treuloses Glück!
Ich ruf ihn:
O kehre zur Heimat zurück!
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1 Purgstall: "schaurigen traurigen"; further changes may exist not noted.
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Jelena Jermolajeva) , title 1: "Где он?", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Homeland", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 16
Word count: 65
Where doth he dwell?
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Where doth he dwell?
In a [cold, gruesome]1 land.
Where doth he rest?
By the sea, on a rocky shore.
What doth he do?
He is chasing a fleeting good fortune.
What doth he think?
He yearns to be back in his homeland.
Oh greet him,
Ye clouds in the gruesome land!
Oh cool him,
Ye breezes on the rocky shore!
Oh crown him with laurels,
You false, unfaithful fortune!
I call to him:
Oh return to your homeland!
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Translated titles:
"Heimat" = "Homeland"
"Wo weilt er?" = "Where doth he dwell?"
"Wo weilt er? im schaurigen traurigen Land" = "Where doth he dwell? In an eerie sad land"
1 Purgstall: "eerily sad"; further changes may exist not noted.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 80