Trying to find an Altenberg poem...

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Trying to find an Altenberg poem...

Postby ''' » 2008-09-26, 0:47

I have a translation of a poem by altenberg into Hungarian. I'll do a quick translation of that into English. I'm hoping to find a copy of the original german. The translator is Karinthy Frigyes.

Hungarian:

Nem Fáj

Kedvelek valakit -
Most nincsen itt
Nem baj.

Síromra ez jön, más semmi:
Szeretlek.
Hogy kit, nem tudja senki -
Nem fáj.

English:

It Doesn't Hurt

I fancy someone -
They aren't here now
No matter.

On my grave place this, nothing more:
I love you.
whom, no-one knows -
It doesn't hurt.
26/♂/hetero/Hu/★☭/PRESCRIPTIVIST
(en)(hu) - native
(de)(fr)(fa) - intermediate

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