Wednesday, March 10, 2021
I Will Traverse the Field of Knowledge
Joseph von Eichendorff (1788-1857), "Der Scholar," lines 9-12 (tr. Eric Sams):
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Free from Mammon I will traverse
the field of knowledge,
thinking deeply, and now and then taking
a mouthful of the juice of the grape.
Frei vom Mammon will ich schreiten
Auf dem Feld der Wissenschaft,
Sinne ernst und nehm' zu Zeiten
Einen Mund voll Rebensaft.
