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“Winter Evening” by Georg Trakl 🇦🇹 (3 Feb 1887 – 3 Nov 1914)
Translated from the German by Jim Doss & Werner Schmitt
When the snow falls against the window,
The evening bell rings long,
The table is prepared for many,
And the house is well cultivated.
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Some in their wanderings
Come to the gate on dark paths.
The tree of grace blooms golden
From the earth’s cool sap.
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Wanderer, step silently inside;
Pain has petrified the threshold.
There in pure radiance
Bread and wine glow on the table.