by
Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906)
Dränkt i tjära
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Available translation(s): ENG FIN FRE
Dränkt i tjära
kvarnhjulet går,
dufvorna leka i skummet.
Gamla hjulet,
som stilla står,
har fått lemna rummet.
Öfvervuxet
med vildros, nött,
urblekt af vind och af väder,
tänker det:
»Nu är jag trött
gladde edra fäder!«
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Ernst Josephson, Svarta Rosor och Gula, Stockholm: C. & E. Gernandts Förlags Aktiebolag, 1901, page 258.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The mill-wheel", copyright © 2019
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Myllynratas", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 12
Word count: 37
The mill‑wheel
Language: English  after the Swedish (Svenska)
Covered with tar, the mill wheel turns.
Pigeons are playing in its spray.
The old wheel, which stands motionless,
Has had to give way.
Overgrown with wild roses, worn,
Faded by wind and weather,
It thinks, "I'm tired now,
[But] in the past, I brought joy to your fathers."
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- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to English copyright © 2019 by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-22
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Word count: 49