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But for this earth most pitiful,

Doch für diese allererbärmlichste Erde,

This little land I know,

Dies kleine Land, das ich kenne,

If that which is for ever is,

Ob das, was ewig ist, auch ist,

Or if our hearts shall break with bliss,

Oder ob unsere Herzen vor Seligkeit zerbrechen werden,

Seeing the stranger go?

Beim Anblick des Fremden, der geht?

"When our last bow is broken, Queen,

„Wenn unser letzter Bogen gebrochen ist, Königin,

And our last javelin cast,

Und unser letzter Speer geworfen ist,

Under some sad, green evening sky,

Unter einem traurigen, grünen Abendhimmel,

Holding a ruined cross on high,

Ein zerbrochenes Kreuz hoch erhebend,

Under warm westland grass to lie,

Unter warmem westländischem Gras zu liegen,

Shall we come home at last?"

Werden wir endlich nach Hause kommen?"

And a voice came human but high up,

Und eine Stimme erklang, menschlich doch hoch oben,

Like a cottage climbed among

Wie ein Häuschen, das sich emporklimmt

The clouds; or a serf of hut and croft

Zu den Wolken; oder ein Leibeigener aus Hütte und Kotten,

That sits by his hovel fire as oft,

Der wie so oft an seinem Hütttenfeuer sitzt,

But hears on his old bare roof aloft

Doch auf seinem alten kahlen Dach hoch oben hört,

A belfry burst in song.

Wie ein Glockenturm in Gesang ausbricht.

"The gates of heaven are lightly locked,

„Die Tore des Himmels sind leicht verschlossen,

We do not guard our gain,

Wir bewachen unseren Gewinn nicht,

The heaviest hind may easily

Die schwerste Magd kann leicht

Come silently and suddenly

Still und plötzlich kommen

Upon me in a lane.

Auf mich in einem Gässchen.

"And any little maid that walks

„Und jedes kleine Mädchen, das wandelt

In good thoughts apart,

In guten Gedanken für sich,

May break the guard of the Three Kings

Kann die Wacht der Drei Könige brechen

And see the dear and dreadful things

Und die teuren und schrecklichen Dinge sehen,

I hid within my heart.

Die ich in meinem Herzen verbarg.

"The meanest man in grey fields gone

„Der ärmste Mann, fort in grauen Feldern

Behind the set of sun,

Hinter dem Untergang der Sonne,

Heareth between star and other star,

Hört zwischen Stern und anderem Stern,

Through the door of the darkness fallen ajar,

Durch die Tür der Dunkelheit, angelehnt gefallen,

The council, eldest of things that are,

Den Rat, den ältesten aller Dinge, die sind,

The talk of the Three in One.

Das Gespräch der Drei in Einem.

Vocabulary

Doch
Yet, however; but used as a conjunction.
für
For; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
diese
These; plural or singular feminine demonstrative pronoun.
Erde
Earth; soil; ground; land.
Dies
This; demonstrative pronoun in neuter singular form.
kleine
Small, little; adjective describing size or extent.
Land
Land, country, region; geographical or political territory.
das
The; neuter singular definite article or pronoun.
ich
I; first person singular personal pronoun.
kenne
Know; first person present of kennen.
Ob
Whether, if; conjunction expressing doubt or condition.
was
What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
ewig
Eternal, everlasting, forever; timeless.
ist
Is; third person singular present of sein.
auch
Also, too, as well; addition particle.
Oder
Or; conjunction presenting alternative options.
ob
Whether, if; introduces conditional or interrogative clause.
unsere
Our; first person plural possessive pronoun.
Herzen
Hearts; plural of Herz, seat of emotions.
vor
Before, in front of; preposition of place.
zerbrechen
Break, shatter; to break into pieces.
werden
Become, will; auxiliary and full verb.
Beim
At the, by the; contraction of bei dem.
des
Of the, the; genitive singular definite article.
Fremden
Foreign, strange; stranger or foreigner.
der
The, who, which; definite article or relative pronoun.
geht
Goes, walks; third person singular of gehen.
Wenn
When, if; conditional conjunction or temporal.
unser
Our; first person plural possessive pronoun.
letzter
Last, final; superlative adjective.
Bogen
Bow, arch, curve; weapon for shooting arrows.
gebrochen
Broken, shattered; past participle of brechen.
Königin
Queen; female monarch or consort.
Und
And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses.
Speer
Spear; long pointed weapon for fighting.
geworfen
Thrown, cast; past participle of werfen.
Unter
Under, beneath; preposition indicating position below.
einem
A, one; indefinite article or numeral.
traurigen
Sad, sorrowful, melancholy; adjective describing mood.
grünen
Green; color or vegetation adjective.
Ein
A, one; indefinite article or numeral.
zerbrochenes
Broken, shattered; past participle adjective form.
Kreuz
Cross; religious symbol or intersection.
hoch
High, tall, loud; adjective or adverb.
warmem
Warm; temperature adjective in dative case.
Gras
Grass; green plant covering ground.
zu
To, too, at; preposition or adverb.
liegen
Lie, rest; be positioned horizontally.
Werden
Become, will; auxiliary or main verb.
wir
We; first person plural personal pronoun.
endlich
Finally, at last, at length.
nach
After, to, toward; preposition.
Hause
Home; direction or destination.
kommen
Come, arrive; basic verb of motion.
eine
A, one; indefinite article feminine.
Stimme
Voice, sound, vote; auditory expression.
menschlich
Human, humane, humanitarian; adjective.
doch
Yet, however, but; conjunction.
oben
Above, up, upstairs; adverb of place.
Wie
How, as, like; interrogative or comparative.
ein
A, one; indefinite article or numeral.
sich
Oneself; reflexive pronoun for accusative.
Zu
To, toward, at; preposition.
den
The; dative plural definite article.
Wolken
Clouds; water vapor condensed in sky.
oder
Or; conjunction presenting alternatives.
aus
From, out of; preposition of origin.
Hütte
Hut, cabin, cottage; small dwelling.
und
And; coordinating conjunction.
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