Gentle breeze

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Linde Lüfte -
gentle breeze, soft breeze,

***** Location: Germany
***** Season: All Spring
***** Category: Heaven

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Explanation

The "Linde Lüfte" kigo refers to Uhland's famous spring poem, and is therefore a kigo that's accessible as a specific spring kigo only with some knowledge of literature. There are not many kigo in Western culture that with their surface meaning could refer to any season, but actually — like "the moon" in Japans haiku tradition, that is unquestionably always the "harvest moon" — refer only to one specific season (cultural evocation).
"Silent night" would be another one.

Horst Ludwig, USA

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Linde Lüfte

Die linden Lüfte sind erwacht
Sie säuseln und weben Tag und Nacht
Sie schaffen an allen Enden.
O frischer Duft, o neuer Klang!
Nun armes Herze sei nicht bang!
Nun muß sich alles, alles wenden!

Die Welt wird schöner mit jedem Tag,
Man weiß nicht,was noch werden mag,
Das Blühen will nicht enden.
Es blüht das fernste, tiefste Tal:
Nun, armes Herz, vergiß der Qual!
Nun muß sich alles, alles wenden!

Ludwig Uhland

Faith in Spring
Translation by Hyde Flippo

The gentle winds are awakened,
They murmur and waft day and night,
They create in every corner.
Oh fresh scent, oh new sound!
Now, poor dear, fear not!
Now everything, everything must change.

The world becomes more beautiful with each day,
One does not know what may yet happen,
The blooming doesn't want to end.
The farthest, deepest valley blooms:
Now, poor dear, forget the pain!
Now everything, everything must change.

©2006 About, Inc.,
http://german.about.com/library/blfruehling.htm





© Photo Gabi Greve, 2006

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HAIKU

Radausflug zum Mai.
Linde Lüfte fangen sich
in dünner Bluse.

cycling into May --
a thin blouse catches
the gentle breeze
(Tr. Isabelle Prondzynski)

Horst Ludwig, USA

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Related words

***** Spring breeze (harukaze) Japan


. Wind in various kigo (kaze) .


. WKD : The Season of Spring .


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