The Mind
Silent Hour
Translated by Jessie Lemont (1918) · From The Book of Pictures
The Mind
Whoever weeps somewhere out in the world
Weeps without cause in the world
Weeps over me.
Whoever laughs somewhere out in the night
Laughs without cause in the night
Laughs at me.
Whoever wanders somewhere in the world
Wanders in vain in the world
Wanders to me.
Whoever dies somewhere in the world
Dies without cause in the world
Looks at me.
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MLA
Rilke, Rainer Maria. “Silent Hour.” Translated by Jessie Lemont. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rilke/4/.
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Rilke, Rainer Maria. “Silent Hour.” Translated by Jessie Lemont. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rilke/4/.
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