Poem
Herman Gorter
The silent road
*The silent road
the glowing moonlit road –
the trees
the oh so still and aged trees –
the water
the gently tautened contented water.
And beyond, far off, the sunken sky
with the stars’ wheedling cry.
© Translation: 2010, Paul Vincent
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De stille weg
de maannachtlichte weg –
de boomen
de zoo stil oudgeworden boomen –
het water
het zachtbespannen tevreeë water.
En daar achter in \'t ver de neergezonken hemel
met \'t sterrengefemel.
De stille weg
de maannachtlichte weg –
de boomen
de zoo stil oudgeworden boomen –
het water
het zachtbespannen tevreeë water.
En daar achter in \'t ver de neergezonken hemel
met \'t sterrengefemel.
© 1977, Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep
From: Verzen
Publisher: Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam
From: Verzen
Publisher: Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam
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The silent road
*The silent road
the glowing moonlit road –
the trees
the oh so still and aged trees –
the water
the gently tautened contented water.
And beyond, far off, the sunken sky
with the stars’ wheedling cry.
© 2010, Paul Vincent
From: Verzen
From: Verzen
The silent road
*The silent road
the glowing moonlit road –
the trees
the oh so still and aged trees –
the water
the gently tautened contented water.
And beyond, far off, the sunken sky
with the stars’ wheedling cry.
© 2010, Paul Vincent
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