Evening Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC DEF EG HI JDK LM E F NJ FJF OJ FF PQE FFEvening Song | A |
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At evening when we walk on dark trails | B |
our bleached selves appear before us | C |
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Thirsty | D |
we drink from the pond s white water | E |
the sweetness of our mournful childhood | F |
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Weary we rest beneath the elderberry | E |
to behold the dawning gulls | G |
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Spring clouds rise above the town s dark thoughts | H |
mute the monks nobler days | I |
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As I took your tiny hands | J |
your round eyes gently broke upon me | D |
This was long ago | K |
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And yet when darker songs descend upon the soul | L |
you appear a whiteness in your friend s autumn landscape | M |
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Translated by Eric Plattner | E |
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Abendlied | F |
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Am Abend wenn wir auf dunklen Pfaden gehn | N |
Erscheinen unsere bleichen Gestalten vor uns | J |
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Wenn uns d rstet | F |
Trinken wir die wei en Wasser des Teichs | J |
Die S e unserer traurigen Kindheit | F |
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Erstorbene ruhen wir unterm Hollundergeb sch | O |
Schaun den grauen M ven zu | J |
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Fr hlingsgew lke steigen ber die finstere Stadt | F |
Die der M nche edlere Zeiten schweigt | F |
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Da ich deine schmalen H nde nahm | P |
Schlugst du leise die runden Augen auf | Q |
Dieses ist lange her | E |
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Doch wenn dunkler Wohllaut die Seele heimsucht | F |
Erscheinst du Wei e in des Freundes herbstlicher Landschaft | F |
Georg Trakl
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