Long Ruf Poems

Brian’s Poet of Note – ‘Herman Hesse’ Week 2

This week I thought I would discuss translating poetry from another language. I just finished retranslating from German this poem ‘Stufen’ from Hesse’s famous novel ‘The Glass...

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As ev’ry flower wilts and ev’ry youngster				11
Must age, so manifests each stage of living,				11
All wisdom blossoms too and ev’ry virtue				11
Enjoys its time, and cannot last forever.				11
At ev’ry call of life, the heart of man should,				11
(Without...

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As I lay n this bedd 
Tiedd down by wrists and feet 
I can smell the presence of an angel 
Blood running down my thigh from 
Where he inserted his blades that 
Bounded me to...

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Birke/Birch/Abedul

Im  sanften  Abendlicht
Wehen die Blätter der Birke
Goldfähnchen im Wind 



In soft evening light
The leaves of the birch flutter
Golden banners in the wind 



En suave luz de la tarde
Ondean las hojas del abedul
Banderitas de...

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Schmetterlinge im Tanz 
Sommerreigen am Nachmittag
Mosaik der Natur 

Von Ferne der Ruf eines Kuckucks
Aus seinem unsichtbarem Versteck 

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The dance of Butterflies 
Summer roundelay in the afternoon 
A mosaic of nature 

From the distance the cry...

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Aus dem Nest im Baum
Hungriger Ruf der Jungvögel
Versteckt im Geäst

Ruf aus der Einsamkeit vom Wald
Der alte Hirsch auf der Lichtung


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From the nest in the tree 
Hungry cries of young birds 
Hidden in the branches 

A...

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