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The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss - 28. I knew what love is
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Und ist dein Mund vor Sehnsucht rot,
Und bist du mein eigen
In Herzensnot –
Ich küß dir die Hände,
Wenn du weinst – –
Einst,
Vor Jahren kannt ich die Liebe.
Nun ist sie nur ein fernes Lied,
Das meinen Sinnen
Vorüberzieht.
Ich such es zu spielen,
Wenn du weinst – –
Einst,
Vor Jahren kannt ich die Liebe. [i]
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When your mouth is flush with longing,
And you are truly mine
Broken-hearted –
I’ll take and kiss your hands
As you cry – –
Once,
Years ago, I knew what love is.
Now she’s a distant melody
Passing my senses
Barely perceived.
I try to make it sing
When you cry – –
Once,
Years ago, I knew what love is.
[i] “Und ist dein Mund vor Sehnsucht rot” Toni Schwabe Neuland: ein Buch jüngstdeutscher Lyrik (Berlin 1910), p. 137
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