Life German Poems
These Life German poems are examples of German poems about Life. These are the best examples of German Life poems written by international poets.
Hermann Hesse Translation of 'Stages' from 'The Glass Bead Game'This is my modern English translation of the poem "Stages" by the great German poet Hermann Hesse from his novel "The Glass Bead Game."
"Stages" or...
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german, courage, death, flower, life,
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - English translations by Michael R Burch IIIPrometheus
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
obscure Your heavens, Zeus, with a nebulous haze!
and, like boys beheading thistles, decapitate oaks and alps.
yet...
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german, boy, children, death, earth,
German Poetry translations into English IIThese are modern English translations of poems by the German poets Ingeborg Bachmann, H. Distler and Johann Georg Jacobi.
“Song”
by Johann Georg Jacobi
translation by Michael...
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german, books, dance, dark, death,
German Poetry translations into English IThese are modern English translations of poems by the German poets Hannah Arendt, Ingeborg Bachmann, Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim and Heinrich Heine.
Heinrich Heine
The Seas Have Their...
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german, death, heart, heaven, love,
Gunter Grass 'What Must Be Said' translation“Was gesagt werden muss” (“What must be said”)
by Gunter Grass
translation by Michael R. Burch
Why have I remained silent, so long,
failing to mention something openly practiced
in...
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german, international, islamic, jewish, silence,
Goethe and Schiller translationsThese are modern English translations of the "Xenia" epigrams written in collaboration by the German poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, plus an...
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german, beauty, desire, earth, friendship,
If I Had a German ShepherdIf I had a German Shepherd on my porch
I could be happy, the old grandpa-want-to-be said.
The day was gorgeous, the sunset outstanding.
But he saw none...
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german, cheer up,
Blonde German GirlI feel her dressing in the darkness
Still some time to daylight
Anticipate her goodbye kiss
Before I slip into the night
Walk quietly through the wood
Until the village...
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german, emotions, jealousy, romance, sad
On Looking At Schiller's Skull Translation GoetheON LOOKING AT SCHILLER’S SKULL
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Here in this charnel-house full of bleaching bones,
like yesteryear’s
fading souvenirs,
I see the...
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german, best friend, body, death,
Sonnets X-XviSonnets X-XVI
Archaischer Torso Apollos (“Archaic Torso of Apollo”)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We cannot know the beheaded god
nor his eyes' forfeited visions....
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german, art, body, god, life,
Bertolt Brecht Holocaust Poem: the Burning of the BooksDie Bücherverbrennung ("The Burning of the Books")
by Bertolt Brecht
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
When the Regime
commanded the unlawful books to be burned,
teams of dull oxen...
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german, books, fire, holocaust, voice,
Rilke Translations IiCome, You
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
This was Rilke’s last poem, written ten days before his death. He died open-eyed in the...
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german, tribute,
German WindmillsNurembered days
Numb
Dumb
The pain
insane
a breast to suckle
an ear to hear
walking dead
late but prayed
Gods fell asleep
Mortals played
tumors grow
Its the doctors show
Liver or die
Drink my dreams
or do...
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german, allusion, analogy, boat, culture,
German BreedThis
unique
ecounter
brings me delight
where astute eyes stare--
It's not the bright gold moon
but something distinct. German
which gives this life its rousing glow
Holding deep connection with seasons
Ever pulsing......
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german, cat, mystery,