Re: [czernowitz-l] A Poem

From: Annemarie Munzberg <munzbera_at_georgetown.edu_at_nowhere.org>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 13:11:55 -0500
To: Devorah Berman <devorahberman_at_gmail.com>
Reply-To: Annemarie Munzberg <munzbera_at_georgetown.edu>


May I correct your translation?
It is not to love but to live when you dwell with yourself

My mother was also born in Czernowitz in 1912 She died in Paris

Anne - Marie from Washington DC


Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 6, 2021, at 11:35, Devorah Berman <devorahberman_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Anne-Mette,
>
> I am also more of a reader than poster on this list serve, and I too so enjoy the pieces of history and camaraderie I have learned from this wonderful group.
>
> From my bad google translation, I was able to come up with:
>
> Oh it’s so easy to float on the stream that roars around us. So hard to love when you dwell with yourself.
>
> When I searched for your poem in quotation marks, it came up in this book:
>
> https://books.google.com/books?id=B5SByibiQ14C&pg=RA2-PA1&lpg=RA2-PA1&dq=Doch+es+ist+so+schwer+zu+leben,+%22wenn+man+mit+sich+selber+haust%22&source=bl&ots=GOu-e93dPU&sig=ACfU3U1MAJaa4zlhorFfoL471CTnGGasDQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikrP7-hpzvAhVmGFkFHZvOCmgQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=Doch%20es%20ist%20so%20schwer%20zu%20leben%2C%20%22wenn%20man%20mit%20sich%20selber%20haust%22&f=false
>
> I’m not sure if that is the source, but maybe a direction to explore. It’s a beautiful poem. I’m so sorry to hear of another life cut short. I hope this helps! Best wishes to you and hope for more occasions for our paths to cross.
>
> Warmly,
> Devorah
>
>> On Saturday, March 6, 2021, Anne-Mette Prent <anprent_at_online.no> wrote:
>> Dear Czernowitzers, I am among the "the silent readers" and have been so for many years. I have enjoyed all the humor, thoughts and knowledge which have been shared here on these pages. Now I wonder if you could help me solving a mystery; My uncle Karl Ernst, born in Czernowitz in 1912, died in 1937, buried at Weissensee; Berlin, has this poem written on his gravestone: Ach es ist so leicht zu schweben, auf dem strom der uns umbraust. Doch es ist so schwer zu leben, wenn man mit sich selber haust.
>> Karl committed sucide while being tortured by the police in Berlin. He was political active. Does anyone of you recognize this text? I am not a German speaker my language is Norwegians ,so I have not a clue to whom might be the author. Can you help me? I wonder if it is linked to his tragic death or his political views as a communist? I am anxious to hea from you.
>> Regards
>> Anne-Mette Prent
>> Oslo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of
>> Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed
>> in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily
>> the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members
>> or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has
>> an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a
>> searchable archive of all messages posted to this list.
>>
>> To send mail to the list, address it to <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>.
>>
>> To remove your address from this e-list follow these directions.
>>
>> To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to:
>> owner-Czernowitz-L_at_list.cornell.edu
>>
>>
>>
>
> This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of
> Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed
> in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily
> the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members
> or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has
> an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a
> searchable archive of all messages posted to this list.
>
> To send mail to the list, address it to <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>.
>
> To remove your address from this e-list follow these directions.
>
> To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to:
> owner-Czernowitz-L_at_list.cornell.edu
>
>

*******************************************************************************
This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of
 Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed
 in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily
 the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members
 or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has
 an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a
 searchable archive of all messages posted to this list.

To send mail to the list, address it to <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>.

To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at
https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris

To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to:
owner-Czernowitz-L_at_list.cornell.edu
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Received on 2021-03-06 18:13:50

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : 2022-01-16 13:39:07 PST