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A poem about his hometown Husum, the grey town by the grey sea (German: Die graue Stadt am grauen Meer).
| Die Stadt | The town |
|---|---|
| Am grauen Strand, am grauen Meer Und seitab liegt die Stadt; Der Nebel drückt die Dächer schwer, Und durch die Stille braust das Meer Eintönig um die Stadt. |
By the gray shore, by the gray sea —And close by lies the town— The fog rests heavy round the roofs And through the silence roars the sea Monotonously round the town. |
| Es rauscht kein Wald, es schlägt im Mai Kein Vogel ohn' Unterlaß; Die Wandergans mit hartem Schrei Nur fliegt in Herbstesnacht vorbei, Am Strande weht das Gras. |
No forest murmurs, no bird sings Unceasingly in May; The wand'ring goose with raucous cry On autumn nights just passes by, On the shoreline waves the grass. |
| Doch hängt mein ganzes Herz an dir, Du graue Stadt am Meer; Der Jugend Zauber für und für Ruht lächelnd doch auf dir, auf dir, Du graue Stadt am Meer. |
Yet all my heart remains with you, O gray town by the sea; Youth's magic ever and a day Rests smiling still on you, on you, O gray town by the sea. |
(Analysis and original text of the poem from A Book of German Lyrics, ed. Friedrich Bruns, which is available in Project Gutenberg at UNC.edu
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