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Funeral Blues. by W. H. Auden (1907-1973) Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with the juicy bone. Silence the pianos and, with muffled drum, Bring out the coffin. Let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling in the sky the message: “He is dead!”.
W. H. Auden – Funeral Blues Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead, Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Funeral Blues. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum. Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead. Scribbling on the sky the message 'He is Dead'. Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let ...
20. Feb. 2007 · Der englische Poet Wystan Hugh Auden gehört zu den großen Lyrikern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Und das obwohl die meisten Leser nur seinen "Funeral Blues" aus "Vier Hochzeiten und einTodesfall" kennen.
Funeral Blues. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum. Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead. Scribbling on the sky the message ‘He is Dead’. Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
A “translation” of the poem, section-by-section. A commentary of each of these sections, outlining Auden’s intention and message. 'Funeral Blues' in a nutshell. ‘Funeral Blues’ was written by W.H. Auden and was first published in 1938. The poem is an elegy that attempts to encapsulate the immensity of grief and loss after someone has ...
The title "Funeral Blues" was used in a publication 3 years after Auden's death, presumably with the knowledge and permission of Auden's literary executors, amongst whom was Edward Mendelson, unchallenged in his role as Auden's chief editor, biographer and critic. Professor Mendelson himself used that title for the poem when editing "Collected Poems" (1976).
