Translation:II. Three musicians

by Maximilian Bern

The evening declines – – before autumn creature ^[1]
Frightened leaflets with murmur pass away,
From far away, in the night, across oak forest,
Three migratory musicians go ...

Home-bred musicians tread, tired with parade,
And young violinist pain broken
Because just died away with procession of bells
The sweetheart's funeral, so beloved to him ...

From old oak of green oak forest
Small wooden Jesus looks out, ^[2]
Kneeling the ringlets of fair head, young man
Bows in prayer for the soul of the beloved ...

And in three together, sing sacred song
And the violinist accompanies of the song, and echo,
Carries pilgrimages singers, the song, by the forest,
Disappearing among the forests ... silently ... silently ...

1. Before creature of autumn.
2. Literally: „Looks out small wooden Jesus”, but rather: „she or he looks out the window”