Summer

Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)



Summer

At evening in the woods
the cuckoos withhold their misery.
The cornstalks slant deeper into themselves,
the red poppies.

The blackening sky cracks open
over the hills.
The ancient song of the cricket
dies in the harbor.

It never stirs,
the crown of the chestnut.
Up the winding stairs
your dress rustles.

The candle’s glowing silence
darkens the room.
Your silver hand
quenches it.

Tonight, no wind, no stars.

Translated by Eric Plattner

…………………………………………………………………

 Sommer

Am Abend schweigt die Klage
Des Kuckucks im Wald.
Tiefer neigt sich das Korn,
Der rote Mohn.

Schwarzes Gewitter droht
Über dem Hügel.
Das alte Lied der Grille
Erstirbt im Feld.

Nimmer regt sich das Laub
Der Kastanie.
Auf der Wendeltreppe
Rauscht dein Kleid.

Stille leuchtet die Kerze
Im dunklen Zimmer;
Eine silberne Hand
Löschte sie aus;

Windstille, sternlose Nacht.  

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Scheme AXXX BXCD XCXA XXEX X D XXXX CXXX XBXC ADEX C
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 873
Words 138
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Georg Trakl

Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. more…

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