Georg Trakl
Childhood
Full of fruit the elder bush; Childhood dwelt tranquil
In a blue cave. Above the path of traversed time,
Where brownish the wild grass now whistles,
Silent branches ponder; the rustle of foliage
Alike, when the blue water rings in the rock.
Gentle is the blackbird’s lament. A shepherd
Follows the sun speechless, which rolls from the autumn hill.
A blue moment is nothing but soul.
By the forest’s edge shy game appears and peaceful
The ancient bells and gloomy ponds rest in the valley.
More pious, you know the meaning of the dark years,
Coolness and autumn in lonely rooms;
And in sacred blueness shining steps ring on.
An open window quietly rattles; the sight of
The ruined graveyard by the hill moves to tears,
Recollection of legends told; yet sometimes the soul brightens
When it ponders joyful people, dark golden days in Spring.
Translated by Alexander Stillmark
Page(s) 49-50
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