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Finding a decent translation is tricky, however, I recommend The Selected Poems of Maria Rainer Rilke by Stephen Mitchell! Here's an example:
His vision, from the constantly passing bars,
has grown so weary that it cannot hold
anything else. It seems to him there are
a thousand bars, and behind the bars, no world.
As he paces in cramped circles, over and over,
the movement of his powerful soft strides
is like a ritual dance around a center
in which a mighty will stands paralyzed.
Only at times, the curtain of the pupils
lifts, quietly. An image enters in,
rushes down through the tense, arrested muscles,
plunges into the heart and is gone.
-- Rainer Maria Rilke (Transl. S. Mitchell)
I love that particular book so much that I've purchased it several times...I tend to give away books of this nature, to inspire others to explore new genres of wrting. Hmmm..think I've handed out three copies now!
Good luck!
Stop by my site (and have a laugh at my typos, poor spelling, and sometimes chaotic grammar) at Society for the Easily Amused! You may enjoy this page, which is dedicated to the writen word: http://societyfortheeasilyamused.wetpaint.com/page/The+Written+Word
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RE: hi to the moderator: im arjay
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Jan 24 2007, 3:31 AM EST
Hi Arjay
Welcome to Poetry. :) Hope you join us! You can visit my personal blog at http://risenphoenix.wordpress.com
All my personal writings are over there. Hope you enjoy my site! :) Do come back often!
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