by
Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
Spätsommer
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Noch einmal, ehe der Sommer verblüht,
Wollen wir für den Garten sorgen,
Die Blumen gießen, sie sind schon müd,
Bald welken sie ab, vielleicht schon morgen.
Noch einmal, ehe wieder die Welt
Irrsinnig wird und von Kriegen gellt,
Wollen wir an den paar schönen Dingen
Uns freuen und ihnen Lieder singen.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Late summer", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Late summer
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Once more, before the summer fades,
Let us look after the garden,
[Let us] water the flowers, they are already weary,
Soon they shall wither, perhaps tomorrow already.
Once more, before the world again
Goes mad and shrills with war,
Let us take pleasure in the few
Beautiful things and sing songs to them.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Spätsommer", written 1932
This text was added to the website: 2019-05-01
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Word count: 54