Plötzlicher Nebel / Sudden Fog / Repentina niebla (Haiku)
Plötzlich dichter Nebel
Häuser verschwimmen in Schatten
Nur Lichter von ferne
A sudden dense fog
And houses blurred in shadows
Only lights in the distance
Densa niebla repentina
Casas en sombras borrosas
Sólo luces en la distancia
Schatten im Nebel / Shadows in the Fog / Sombras en la niebla (Haiku)
Schatten im Nebel
Vergehende Gestalten
Grau wie die Häuser
Shadows in the fog
Only some passing figures
Gray as the buildings
Sombras en la niebla
Sólo figuras que pasan
Gris como los edificios
Note: When I was walking in the streets to do some shopping yesterday evening there was a dense fog which inspired me to write these Haiku
Im Nachtflug allein
Am Boden nur spärliche Lichter
Postflug über die Pampa
Exupéry zwischen Himmel und Erde
Einsamer Flug ins stille Nichts
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Alone in nocturnal flight
Only sparse lights on the ground
Courier flight over the pampa
Exupéry between heaven and earth
Lonely flight into silent nowhere
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Solo en vuelo nocturno
Solamente dispersas luces en la tierra
Vuelo correo sobre la pampa
Exupéry entre el cielo y la tierra
Vuelo solitario en la tranquila nada
Note: French pilot and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) was worldwide famous
for his book Le petit prince (The Little Prince). He was a courier pilot in Argentina and
Northern Africa. During a reconnaissance flight in 1944 he was reported missing over the
Mediterranean Sea
Vergessen sind die Tage,
nebelleicht
wie Lichter aus der Ferne,
so leicht verschwommen.
Die Zukunft steigt herab
in uns're Zeit,
bedauerlich,
die Tage so veronnen.
Doch schlimmer noch als täglich Leid
in uns schlummernd
die Vergesslichkeit
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Gone are the days,
as free as fog
like distant lights,
and slightly blurred.
Future is stepping down
from high above
to our present time.
Regrettable the days elapsed.
But even worse than daily suffering
is slumbering in us
forgetfulness
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Los días han pasado
con ligero neblina,
como luces de la distancia,
un poco borrosa.
El futuro baja
a nuestro tiempo.
Lamentable,
los días transcurrido.
Pero aún peor que nuestro sufrimiento
cada día
es el olvido dormiendo
en nosotros
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