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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.

 

 

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[i] “Und ist dein Mund vor Sehnsucht rot” Toni Schwabe Neuland: ein Buch jüngstdeutscher Lyrik (Berlin 1910), p. 137

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101066411594&seq=141&q1=Jahren

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Wow.  Memory and emotions trying to work together in this work.  The person knows what should be and is trying to recapture the emotions to go with the current situation.

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Too long ago, and now the poet sings an autumnal song that my heart is learning also. It’s a beautiful addition to this collection. 

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