Analysis of In the Spring

Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)



In the Spring

Your black footsteps whisper into the snow.
In the shadows of trees
your rosy eyelids flutter out of love.

Forever follow the dark calls of the mariner,
the night and the stars.
And the oars pulse faintly.

Before long the violets bloom
by the crumbling wall.
The temple of the deserted corrodes in their silence.

Translated by Eric Plattner

Leise sank von dunklen Schritten der Schnee,
Im Schatten des Baums
Heben die rosigen Lider Liebende.

Immer folgt den dunklen Rufen der Schiffer
Stern und Nacht;
Und die Ruder schlagen leise im Takt.

Balde an verfallener Mauer blühen
Die Veilchen,
Ergrünt so stille die Schläfe des Einsamen.  


Scheme X ABX CXD XXX C DBE CEE XAA
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 001 111100101 00111 110110111 0101001110100 01001 001110 01101001 101001 01010010010110 01011010 1111111 1111 11111 11111110 111 11101111 1111011 11 111111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 726
Words 114
Sentences 10
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 65
Words per stanza (avg) 14
Font size:
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

34 sec read
108

Georg Trakl

Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. more…

All Georg Trakl poems | Georg Trakl Books

0 fans

Discuss this Georg Trakl poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "In the Spring" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/14731/in-the-spring>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    June 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    28
    days
    10
    hours
    35
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who is considered to be the greatest poet of Russia’s golden age?
    A Vladimir Mayakovsky
    B Alexander Pushkin
    C Leo Tolstoy
    D Charles Baudelaire