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“Count up the almonds, Count what was bitter and kept you waking, Count me in too: I sought your eye when you glanced up and no one would see you, I spun that secret thread Where the dew you mused on Slid down to pitchers Tended by a word that reached no one’s heart. There you first fully entered the name that is yours, you stepped to yourself on steady feet, the hammers swung free in the belfry of your silence, things overheard thrust through to you, what’s dead put it’s arm around you too, and the three of you walked through the evening. Render me bitter. Number me among the almonds”

Quote by Paul Celan

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Paul Celan
Paul Celan

Paul Celan, born on November 23, 1920, and died on April 20, 1970, was one of the greatest German poets of the 20th century. He is known for his profound poetry and unique linguistic style. more

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