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04.2
Gedichte
- Khalil
Gibran
Englisch
SONG
OF MAN
I was
here from the moment of the beginning, and here I am still.
And I
shall remain here until the end of the world,
For
there is no ending to my grief-stricken being.
I
roamed the infinite sky, and soared in the ideal world, and
floatedthrough
the firmament.
But
here I am, prisoner of measurement.
I
heard the teachings of Confucius;
I
listened to Brahma's wisdom;
I sat
by Buddha under the Tree of Knowledge.
Yet
here I am, existing with ignorance and heresy.
I was
on Sinai when Jehovah approached Moses;
I saw
the Nazarene's miracles at the Jordan;
I was
in Medina when Mohammed visited.
Yet I
here I am, prisoner of bewilderment.
Then
I witnessed the might of Babylon;
I
learned of the glory of Egypt;
I
viewed the warring greatness of Rome.
Yet
my earlier teachings showed the weakness and sorrow of
those
achievements.
I
conversed with the magicians of Ain Dour;
I
debated with the priests of Assyria;
I
gleaned depth from the prophets of Palestine.
Yet,
I am still seeking truth.
I
gathered wisdom from quiet India;
I
probed the antiquity of Arabia;
I
heard all that can be heard.
Yet,
my heart is deaf and blind.
I
suffered at the hands of despotic rulers;
I
suffered slavery under insane invaders;
I
suffered hunger imposed by tyranny;
Yet,
I still possess some inner power with which I struggle to
greet each
day.
My
mind is filled, but my heart is empty;
My
body is old, but my heart is an infant.
Perhaps
in youth my heart will grow,
But I
pray to grow old and reach the moment of my return
Only
then will my heart fill!
I was
here from the moment of the beginning, and here I am
still.
And I
shall remain here until the end ff world,
For
there is no ending to my grief-stricken being.
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Textgrundlage: “A
Tear and a Smile”, Khalil Gibran
gutenberg.net
Logo 284:
“Las
edades de la mujer”, Khalil Gibran, 1910,
gemeinfrei
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