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“The blueness dies out in my eyes tonight …” by Georg Trakl 🇦🇹 (3 Feb 18873 Nov 1914)
Translated from the German by Eric Plattner
The blueness dies out in my eyes tonight,
the red gold of my heart. O how still the light burns!
Your cloak of sadness encircles the long descent.
Your red lips seal your friend’s unhinging.