Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Wanderer's Nightsong

For my friend Gretchen.

Über allen Gipfeln 
Ist Ruh, 
In allen Wipfeln
Spürest du 
Kaum einen Hauch; 
Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde.
Warte nur, balde 
Ruhest du auch.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Over all the hilltops
is calm.
In all the treetops
you feel
hardly a breath of air.
The little birds fall silent in the woods.
Just wait... soon
you'll also be at rest.