Nocturne [TRADE PAPER ]

“It’s the tone of a true genius.” –Ludwig Wittgenstein

“For me the Trakl poem is an object of sublime existence.” –Rainer Maria Rilke

“The lofty stance, the cosmic range, and the haunting music of Trakl’s poetry now mark him, with Rilke, as perhaps the last great representative of what could be called the sublime tradition in German.” –Herbert LindenbergerTranslator:Daniele Pantano is a Swiss poet, essayist, literary translator, and artist. He has published over thirty volumes of poetry, essays, translations, and conceptual literature, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. Pantano is Associate Professor (Reader) and Director of the MA Creative Writing and MFA Creative Writing & Publishing programs at the University of Lincoln.Author:Georg Trakl (1887– 1914) is commonly seen as the most prominent figure of Austro-German literary Expressionism.Die Raben / The RavensDie junge Magd / The Young MaidRomanze zur Nacht / A Romance to NightIm roten Laubwerk voll Guitarren . . . / In Red Leaves Full of Guitars . . .Musik im Mirabell / Music in MirabellMelancholie des Abends / Evening MelancholyWinterdä mmerung / Winter TwilightRondel / RondelFrauensegen / The Blessing of WomenDie schö ne Stadt / The Beautiful CityIn einem verlassenen Zimmer / In an Abandoned RoomAn den Knaben Elis / To the Boy ElisDer Gewitterabend / Tempest EveAbendmuse / Evening MuseTraum des Bö sen / Dream of EvilGeistliches Lied / Spiritual SongIm Herbst / In AutumnZu Abend mein Herz / My Heart at EveningDie Bauern / The PeasantsAllerseelen / All Souls’ DayMelancholie / MelancholySeele des Lebens / Soul of LifeVerklä rter Herbst / Transfigured AutumnWinkel am Wald / Corner by the ForestIm Winter / In WinterIn ein altes Stammbuch / Into an Old Family RegisterVerwandlung / Metamorpl#í