A Night On A Beach

translated and adapted from Heinrich Heine

Starless and cold the night : the sea foams;

flatly over the waves the changed north wind

tells a story.  A stranger moves along the beach

to a hut. There the fisherman`s daughter warms

tea for her father, who is alone on the high seas.

I have kept my promise.

It is time for the gods to return.

Sternlos und kalt ist die Nacht.

Author's Note

I don`t expect anybody will read this ; but I enjoyed writing it.

Reviews

[Dinali Sathma]

Its really nice and I like the imagery you have created. It was pretty creative to add the final line in German. I enjoyed reading it :)