Gedicht

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Jill

This is for you German-speakers out there.

In my German 3 class (which is another new thing this semester – I forgot to mention it! Last semester it was the same time as orchestra, but this semester I’m free to take it), Frau Hill gave us an assignment: Write a poem (Gedicht) about the theme “Candlelight Dinner.”

Here’s my first German poem ever:

German poem

My rough translation (sorry, you can’t hear the alliterations, double meanings, and rhymes this way….):

Light and Music

by Jill Musick

An evening dinner by candlelight
with a night sky above
Mr. Moon shows smiles in his light
we hold our glasses aloft

Stars twinkle
Candles glow
Glasses glitter
Rooms hush

Night
Smiles
Light

A creek flows nearby
with a musical sound
The violinist plays nearby
we hear Bach from the first row

Bachs/creeks flow
Bows stroke
Strings sing
Troubles fade

Sound
Strokes
Silence

About Jill

I grew up in West Chicago, went to Wheaton College, attended Grace Church of DuPage in Warrenville, and am currently teaching orchestra and violin, viola, and cello lessons at Black Forest Academy in Germany.
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2 Responses to Gedicht

  1. Erich Musick says:
    January 24, 2011 at 1:56 am

    I tried reading it in German, and, although it sounded cool, it was a reminder of how little German I actually know. I’m rather impressed at your ability to not only write poetry, but in another language, at that!

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