"The Burial of the Dead" Annotations
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::"We are but of yesterday, and know nothing ,because our days on Earth are but a shadow." | ::"We are but of yesterday, and know nothing ,because our days on Earth are but a shadow." | ||
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''Od' und leer das Meer.'' | ''Od' und leer das Meer.'' | ||
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| + | '''Translation''' | ||
| + | ::::''Desolate and empty the sea'' | ||
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| + | This refers back to lines 31-34, and it refers to Isolde's failure to arrive by ship to save Tristan from death. | ||
== Stanza 3 == | == Stanza 3 == | ||
