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Heinrich Heine * Die Lorelei German 1823 Arg-2-2 2014-04-23 18:09 Manfred only this add
Hans-Georg Kaiser Lorelay Esperanto Arg-564-2 2005-02-03 19:18 Manfred only this add
Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof Lorelej Esperanto Arg-565-2 2009-10-30 16:15 mgr only this remove
Leopold Elb Lorelej' Esperanto Arg-71-2 2005-02-03 19:06 Manfred only this add
Joachim Gießner Lorelejo Esperanto Arg-1115-2 2010-09-15 12:51 Manfred only this add
N. N. 01 Lurleia Latin Arg-179-2 2010-02-11 14:00 Manfred only this add
Paul Gottfried Christaller [Ne scias mi, kio okazis] Esperanto Arg-1116-2 2010-09-13 10:03 Manfred only this add
Mark Twain The Lorelei English Arg-11-2 2003-10-13 04:42 mgr only this remove
L. W. Garnham The Lorelei English Arg-14-2 2003-10-11 23:04 mgr only this remove

Heinrich Heine,
The Lorelei

 

Heinrich Heine,
Lorelej

 

Heinrich Heine,
The Lorelei

 
translated by L. W. Garnham   translated by Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof   translated by Mark Twain
 
        An ancient legend of the Rhine
 
I do not know what it signifies.   Ne scias mi, kial subita   I cannot divine what it meaneth,
That I am so sorrowful?   malgaj' en la koro naskiĝis;   This haunting nameless pain:
A fable of old Times so terrifies,   el tempo jam enterigita   A tale of the bygone ages
Leaves my heart so thoughtful.   legendo al mi reviviĝis.   Keeps brooding through my brain:
 
The air is cool and it darkens,   Jam malvarmetiĝas l' aero,   The faint air cools in the gloaming,
And calmly flows the Rhine;   la Rejno mallaŭte babilas,   And peaceful flows the Rhine,
The summit of the mountain hearkens   per oro de l'sun' en vespero   The thirsty summits are drinking
In evening sunshine line.   la supro de l' monto rebrilas.   The sunset's flooding wine;
 
The most beautiful Maiden entrances   Plej belan knabinon mi vidas:   The loveliest maiden is sitting
Above wonderfully there,   en ora ornamo brilante,   High-throned in yon blue air,
Her beautiful golden attire glances,   sur supro de l' monto ŝi sidas,   Her golden jewels are shining,
She combs her golden hair.   la harojn mistere kombante.   She combs her golden hair;
 
With golden comb so lustrous,   La oran kombilon ŝi movas   She combs with comb that is golden,
And thereby a song sings,   kaj kantas tra l' pura aero,   And sings a weird refrain
It has a tone so wondrous,   kaj forto mirinda sin trovas   That steeps in a deadly enchantment
That powerful melody rings.   en tiu ĉi kant' de l'vespero.   The listener's ravished brain:
 
The shipper in the little ship   Ŝipet' iras sur la rivero,   The doomed in his drifting shallop,
It effects with woe sad might;   ŝipisto ektremis de l' kanto,   Is tranced with the sad sweet tone,
He does not see the rocky slip,   kaj blinda por ĉiu danĝero   He sees not the yawing breakers,
He only regards dreaded height.   rigardas li al la kantanto.   He sees but the maid alone:
 
I believe the turbulent waves   Ha, baldaŭ ŝipisto la bela   The pitiless billwos engulf him!-
Swallow the last shipper and boat;   perdiĝis sub l' akvoturnado;   So perish sailor and bark;
She with her singing craves   ĝin Lorelej' faris kruela,   And this, with her baleful singing,
All to visit her magic moat.   per sia mirinda kantado.   Is the Lorelei's gruesome work.
 
Translation of the German poem "Die Lorelei"
by Heinrich Heine (*1797-12-13 -
†1856-02-17) into English by L. W.
Garnham.

L.W. Garnham, Bachelor of Arts, LEGENDS
OF THE RHINE;
mentioned in: A Tramp Abroad. Vol 1-2.
Leibzig: Tauchnitz, 1880 Band I, Mark
Twain 1880
  Translation of the German poem "Die Lorelei"
by Heinrich Heine (*1797-12-13 -
†1856-02-17) into Esperanto by
Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (Ludoviko Lazaro
Zamenhofo, *1859-12-15 - †1917-04-14).

Tiun ĉi tradukversion mi prenis el retejo
http://www.esperanto.mv.ru/Kolekto/Lorelej.html.
  Translation of the German poem "Die Lorelei"
by Heinrich Heine (*1797-12-13 -
†1856-02-17) into English by Mark
Twain.

A Tramp Abroad. Vol 1-2. Leibzig: Tauchnitz,
1880 Band I, Mark Twain 1880
(rf. http://www.loreley.com/loreley/marctwai.htm)