Over the glistening waves of distant seas Travels, swan-like, a humble bark. Along the waters an old soul as well Glides like a ship...

So dark, so dark the willow forests loom, The skies are wintered and the evening hushed. Now neither shroud nor light nor vapors rise,...

There once descended a youth from Athens Into a dreamy Corinthian town; He was eager to meet new family, friends And his luscious bride...

We present the uncensored version of Friedrich Schiller's "The Gods of Greece" translated into English for the first time. Because of its...

We are proud to present a selection of original translations of ancient Greek poet Sappho by Michael R. Burch. While only fragments of...

I. Time unfolds in a three-fold way: The future stalks us cautiously, The now like lightning bolts departs, The past forever-still...

When, pained with spiritual thirst, I trudged across a gloomy desert, I came upon a six-winged seraph Standing before me on my path. With...

From "The Romantic School", 1835 "...There was a craze for comparing the productions of the two poets, and opinions were divided. The...

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Here in this charnel-house of bleaching bones, like...

My songs travel through the cool night, Searching for you. Find me in the tranquil grove, love— I'll wait for you. The gentle fronds of...

The soul of mankind Is like water: From Heaven coming, To Heaven rising, Again descending – As it must – Earthward, Ever circling. It...

Immortal Aphrodite, throned in splendor! Wile-weaving daughter of Zeus, enchantress, and beguiler! I implore you, dread mistress,...

How brightly nature Shines this morning! See the glowing sun! Hear the fields sing! Fragrant buds burst forth From each green frond! A...

I know the day comes when my eyes close, when my sight fails, when life takes its leave in silence and the last curtain veils my vision. ...

Holy night, descending softly, Descending, too, are our dreams, Like moonlight through a darkened room, Through the depths of a man`s...

Full-blossoming moon! Here in thy light Like flowing gold the ocean gleams; As limpid as day, yet dimly bewitched, Reposing across the...

Fall rain, fall upon this old world, And wake deep inside me the dreams That I dreamt when I was a child, When rain would wet the golden...

On the seashores of endless worlds, earth's children converge. The infinite sky is motionless, the restless waters boisterous. On the...

Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 "Marie and I were sitting in the dining-room when the bell rang, and we heard Brahms go to our mother's room. Soon...

My sleep grows ever more gentle, Only my sorrow, like a veil, Trembles over me. I hear you often in my dreams, Standing at my door,...