Poem by Stefan George- from Poetry Found in Translation by A.Z. Foreman

Poems Found In Translation: “Stefan George: "Think not too much..." (From German)”

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Stefan George: "Think not too much..." (From German) Posted: 03 May 2014 10:34 PM PDT "Think not too much..." By Stefan George Requested by Georg Schulz (Thank you for your support) Translated by A.Z. Foreman Think not too much about what no one knows! The meaning of life’s figures can't be solved: The wildswan you shot down, then kept alive A while out in the yard with shattered wing, Recalled - you said - a thing of distant nature Kindred to yours which you destroyed in him. He ailed away with no thanks for your care Nor rancor… yet when the dying came he did Rebuke you with his dwindling eye for driving Him through into another cycle of things.   The Original: Denk nicht zuviel von dem was keiner weiss! Unhebbar ist der lebenbilder sinn: Der wildschwan den du schossest den im hof Du kurz noch hieltest mit zerbrochnem flügel Er mahnte – sagtest du – an fernes wesen Verwandtes dir das du in ihm vernichtet. Er siechte ohne dank für deine pflege Und ohne groll .. doch als sein ende kam Schalt dich sein brechend auge dass du ihn Um-triebst in einen neuen kreis der dinge

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