GR translation: her marginally human touch

[János Széky]

Without delving too deep into the symbolism of the Tenth Elegy, just
scenically, the Laments (die Klage, a feminine noun in German) are
(half-)deity-like creatures connected with Pain, the central notion of
this Elegy. For me, they represent dealing with Pain in a
human/cultural (as opposed to natural) way. A single "elder Lament"
acompanies the young (male) protagonist to the mountains of Primal
Pain to a point from where he must go on alone, and there gives him a
final embrace. So "marginal" may refer to the god-like, half-human
quality of the Laments as well as to the point of no return.

Janos

2011/7/15 Mike Jing <mikezjing at hotmail.com>
>
> P99.40-41  ... the newly-dead youth, embracing his Lament, his last link, leaving now even her marginally human touch forever, ...
>
> Who is "she"?  Why is her touch "marginally human"?
>
> Does "she" refer to "his Lament"?  If so, is it an actual person, or, most likely, something else?
>
> Not sure if the answer is in the Tenth Elegy.  Haven't had time to study it.