Anne Carson said in "Economy of the Unlost" that Celan disavowed this early poem later in life, but I think it is great. I can see why he "disavowed" it when you look at his later poems; there seemed to be a shift in poetics, but it still resonates as an incredible piece of art.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16961
I like this translation better:
https://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15865
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