Nature
Moonlight Night
Translated by Jessie Lemont (1918) · From The Book of Pictures
Nature
South-German night! the ripe moon hangs above
Weaving enchantment o'er the shadowy lea.
From the old tower the hours fall heavily
Into the dark as though into the sea--
A rustle, a call of night-watch in the grove,
Then for a while void silence fills the air;
And then a violin (from God knows where)
Awakes and slowly sings: Oh Love ... Oh Love ...
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Rilke, Rainer Maria. “Moonlight Night.” Translated by Jessie Lemont. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rilke/17/.
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Rilke, Rainer Maria. “Moonlight Night.” Translated by Jessie Lemont. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rilke/17/.
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