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    Das Abendland → English translation

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Das Abendland

Leid verheißend
wirkt der Morgen
der aus weiter Ferne naht.
Denn er birgt in
seinem Schoße
eines großen Übels Saat.
 
Fremd und seltsam
es schon dämmert
dort am schmalen Himmelsrand.
Eine Ahnung
ist dem Morgen
unheilvoll vorausgesandt.
 
Berge hüllen sich in Nebel,
Der sie deckt gleich Trauerflor.
Aus den Tälern steigt ein Klagen
Tönend in die Nacht empor.
 
Durch der Lüfte weite Räume
Ein so schweres Seufzen geht,
Und ein Windhauch wie aus Gräbern
Von den fernen Bergen weht.
 
Wie zum Abschied Blätter winken
In der Wälder Einsamkeit,
Und es leuchtet wie von Blute
Ihrer Trauer Herbsteskleid.
 
Jedes Auge das noch wartet
ein lebendig stolzes Licht
wird bald trübe von dem Harme
der in Tränen aus ihm bricht.
 
Keiner Hoffnung milde Gabe
Stärkt den edlen Geist, der wacht,
Ruhmlos darbend ob des Bangens
In des Abendlandes Nacht.
 
Translation

Occident

Promising grief,
the morning works its way
from distant places.
For it holds
in its lap
the seed of a great evil.
 
Alien and strange,
dawn already reaches
the thin rim of the sky.
An apprehension
is ominously spread
by the morning.
 
Mountains wrap themselves in mist,
soon covered in grieving crepe.
From the valleys rises a lament
resounding forth into the night.
 
A heavy sigh goes through
wide expanses of air, and a waft of wind
blows from distant mountains
as if from graves.
 
Leaves wave as if in farewell
in the loneliness of the forests,
and their mourning autumn dress
shimmers as if drenched in blood.
 
Every eye that still awaits
a proud living light
will soon get clouded by the grief
tears wrench out of it.
 
No gentle gift of hope strengthens
the noble spirit standing watch,
ingloriously starving in awe
in the night of the Occident.
 
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Comments
FlopsiFlopsi
   Sat, 22/09/2018 - 10:25

Erstmals: Was für eine unglaublich schöne Übersetzung. Vielen herzlichen Dank!

Irritiert hat mich "Abendland" als "morning lands" - zuvor dachte ich, das sei doch "the Western World", aber nachdem ich den Text gelesen habe, habe ich das verstanden und jetzt bin ich mir nicht mehr sicher, was da richtig ist.
"Klagen" / "clang" - mit Klagen ist nicht Klang, sondern Wehklage "lament" gemeint.
"Harm" / "harm" - ich glaube "harm" statt "grief" könnte man gerade noch durchgehen lassen :)
"edlen Geist" / "ancient spirit" - "noble spirit"

Natur ProvenceNatur Provence    Sat, 22/09/2018 - 11:21

The meaning in the context of the song is unclear. Surely is not meant Europe as occident. But morning, evening or shadow doesn' t fit either, imo. I propose dark or gloomy land.

FlopsiFlopsi
   Sat, 22/09/2018 - 11:26

You're very welcome. This is a joy to read. You're changes are fine.

Okay, I haven't known this song at all. I know nothing about Forseti or Orplid. So I had to google a lot. They seem to be right winged. Just read the lyrics again: The seed of great evil, alien and strange (weird and foreign) - if someone sees it like this, it's all about xenophobia.
Looks like gloomy landscape, but now I tend to the Western World going under due to foreign influences. Gosh, I hate this, those are beautiful lyrics - maybe I'm all wrong.

By the way this is the original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6UysBG3vWc

Natur ProvenceNatur Provence    Sat, 22/09/2018 - 12:29

I fear Flopsi is true. And in my memory Nolte is known for right winged but I did not find his name in connexion to Forseti. On the other hand the name "Forseti" is evident for right winged persons.

mk87mk87    Sat, 22/09/2018 - 14:36

Actually, "Abendland" is the German term for "occident" (whereas "Morgenland" is the German term for "orient"). So he's singing about the Western/Christian world which is menaced by some vague danger that's coming from far away... honestly, those lyrics (as poetic as they might sound) leave little to the imagination.

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