Stevie Smith - Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning. I was much further out than...

Stevie Smith Zitate

Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning. I was much further out than you thought, and not waving but drowning. I was much too far out all my life, And not waving but drowning.

Stevie Smith

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Niemand hörte ihn, den Toten. Aber er lag stöhnend da. Ich war viel weiter als Sie dachten und nicht winkte, sondern ertrank. Ich war mein ganzes Leben viel zu weit draußen und winkte nicht, sondern ertrank.

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