In This Weather, In This Windy Storm

Friedrich Rückert 1788 (Schweinfurt) – 1866 (Coburg)



In this weather, in this windy storm,
 I would never have sent the children out;
 They were carried outside -
 I could say nothing about it!
 
 In this weather, in this roaring storm,
 I would never have let the children out.
 I was afraid they had falllen ill,
 but these thoughts are now idle.
 
 In this weather, in this cruel storm,
 I would never have let the children out;
 I was worried they would die the next day -
 but this is now no concern.
 
 In this weather, in this cruel storm,
 I would never have sent the children out;
 They were carried outside -
 I could say nothing about it!
 
 In this weather, in this roaring, cruel storm,
 they rest as they did in their mother's house:
 they are frightened by no storm,
 and are covered by the hand of God.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBCD aBxx ABxx ABCD axax
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 763
Words 144
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Friedrich Rückert

Friedrich Rückert was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages. more…

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