Moving Forward
The deep parts of my life pour onward,
as if the river shores were opening out.
It seems that things are more like me now,
that I can see farther into paintings.
I feel closer to what language can't reach.
With my senses, as with birds I climb
into the windy heaven, out of the oak,
in the ponds broken off from the sky
my falling sinks, as if standing on fishes.
-Rainer Maria Rilke
It's remarkable how some times a poem can capture exactly how you are feeling.
The deep parts of my life pour onward,
as if the river shores were opening out.
It seems that things are more like me now,
that I can see farther into paintings.
I feel closer to what language can't reach.
With my senses, as with birds I climb
into the windy heaven, out of the oak,
in the ponds broken off from the sky
my falling sinks, as if standing on fishes.
-Rainer Maria Rilke
It's remarkable how some times a poem can capture exactly how you are feeling.
4 comments:
hey Pal, since this was originally in german I have to say something to it ;-) ... Looking at the german version I feel that the two versions have a different expression... translations just don't make it
Ben -- I'm sure it's quite different in German.Yes, I agree translations most often , don't capture the essence of the original.However, the translation itself holds a lot of meaning for me at this stage in my life,which is why I put it up.Since the poem IS by Rilke, it's only right to put his name down.
Hey not sure if this is the right forum to reply, but i did a lookup on Rilke. From what wiki tells me, he delves into existentialism a bit, and in this, you could say, unfortunately for me, my thoughts match his. Thanks though!
Why "unfortunately" Aniruddh? Maybe you want to, if you want to, reply through e-mail.
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