"The Burial of the Dead" Annotations
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== Stanza 1 == | == Stanza 1 == | ||
| − | April is the cruellest month, breeding | + | April is the cruellest month, breeding |
| − | Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing | + | Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing |
| − | Memory and desire, stirring | + | Memory and desire, stirring |
| − | Dull roots with spring rain. | + | Dull roots with spring rain. |
| − | Winter kept us warm, covering | + | Winter kept us warm, covering |
| − | Earth in forgetful snow, feeding | + | Earth in forgetful snow, feeding |
| − | A little life with dried tubers. | + | A little life with dried tubers. |
| − | Summer surprised us, coming over the Starnbergersee | + | Summer surprised us, coming over the Starnbergersee |
| − | With a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnade, | + | With a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnade, |
| − | And went on in sunlight, into the Hofgarten, 10 | + | And went on in sunlight, into the Hofgarten, 10 |
| − | And drank coffee, and talked for an hour. | + | And drank coffee, and talked for an hour. |
| − | Bin gar keine Russin, stamm' aus Litauen, echt deutsch. | + | Bin gar keine Russin, stamm' aus Litauen, echt deutsch. |
| − | And when we were children, staying at the archduke's, | + | And when we were children, staying at the archduke's, |
| − | My cousin's, he took me out on a sled, | + | My cousin's, he took me out on a sled, |
| − | And I was frightened. He said, Marie, | + | And I was frightened. He said, Marie, |
| − | Marie, hold on tight. And down we went | + | Marie, hold on tight. And down we went. |
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| + | In the mountains, there you feel free. | ||
| + | I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter. | ||
== Stanza 2 == | == Stanza 2 == | ||
