Die klare Welt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie im Auge mit fliegenden Mücken,
So ist's mit Sorgen ganz genau;
Wenn wir in die schöne Welt hinein blicken,
Da schwebt ein Spinneweben-Grau;
Es überzieht nicht, es zieht nur vorüber,
Das Bild ist gestört, wenn nur nicht trüber;
Die klare Welt bleibt klare Welt:
Im Auge nur ist's schlecht bestellt.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El clar món", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The clear world", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 51
The clear world
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
As a mote of dust flies into the eye,
So is it truly with worry.
When we look into the beauty of the world,
There awaits a gray cobweb;
It covers nothing, yet it is pulled over all.
The picture seems disturbed, though merely clouded.
The clear world remains a lucid world:
Only in the eye does it seem to be less.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 62