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GUEST,Grishka botany, German: 'Die Schneewurz' (26) RE: botany, German: 'Die Schneewurz' 30 Mar 20


With all the botany we should not forget the poetry.
Die Schneewurz aus dem Eise
Steigt singend an das Licht
translates: "The *** from the ice rises singing to the light" – here the poet raises the veil a bit; the plant is indeed meant as a metaphor for a singer, or an artist in general.

Back to botany:
Ich bin keine Rose,
Will keine sein
is another clue in favour of Helleborus niger, which, as MudGuard pointed out, is also known as Christrose or Schneerose. "I am not a rose, don't want to be one" – that's what highbrow artists would tell the world, often without being asked, hoping for protest.


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