Can anyone tell me where to find Rilke's translation of Paul Valery's poem
'Palme',
US poet James Merrill prefaces his poem 'Lost in Translation' with the following
lines from Rilke's translation:
Diese Tage, die leer dir scheinen
Und wertlos fuer das All,
Haben Wurzeln zwischen den Steinen
Und trinken dort ueberall
Any illumination gratefully received.
Helen Chambers
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