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Слушать(AI)Twelve Years
The linethat remained, thatbecame true: . . . yourhouse in Paris — becomethe alterpiece of your hands.
Breathed through thrice,shone through thrice.……………….
It's turning dumb, turning deafbehind our eyes.
I see the poison flowerin all manner of words and shapes.
Go.
Come.
Love blots out its name: toyou it ascribes itself.
Tr.
Michael Hamburger
Paul Celan
Paul Celan (/ˈsɛlæn/;[1] German: [ˈtseːlaːn]; 23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a Romanian-born German-language poet and translator. He w
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