Let us just enjoy
this late evening together --
After us the spring!
Laten we samen	Lass uns den Abend
van de avond genieten --	mal zusammen genießen --
Na ons de lente!	Nach uns der Frühling!

Poem H3222
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The farewell (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
A final farewell
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "In Erwartung des Freundes" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Su Ye shi shan fang" by Meng Haoran [690-740] and "Songbie" by Wang Wei [699-759]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Contentment 
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Meng, Haoran & Wang, Wei 
Composer: Mahler, Gustav 

Girls tease each other,
just to attract attention --
from the toughest boys.
De meisjes plagen	Die Mädchen necken
elkaar om op te vallen --	sich, nur um aufzufallen --
bij stoere jongens.	bei den harten Jungs.

Poem H3221
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
Of beauty (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "Am Ufer" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Cai lian qu" by Li Bai [701-762]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Teenager (youth) 
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Li, Bai 
Composer: Mahler, Gustav 

Glimmering beauty,
clear and upside down, doubled --
in the little pond.
Er schittert schoonheid,	Spiegelnde Schönheit,
ondersteboven, dubbel --	auf dem Kopf, verdoppelt, da --
in de parkvijver.	im kleinen Parkteich.

Poem H3220
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
Of youth (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem about friends in a porcelain pavillon in a pond
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "Der Pavillon aus Porzellan" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Yan tao jia tingzi" by Li Bai [701-762]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Beauty: surroundings 
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Li, Bai 
Composer: Mahler, Gustav 

I am tired, I long
for warmth and a rest, for sleep --
the comfort of love.
Ik ben moe, verlang	Ich bin so müde,
naar warmte en rust, naar slaap --	ich sehne mich nach Wärme --
de troost van liefde.	dem Trost der Liebe.

Poem H3219
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The solitary one in autumn (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "Die Einsame im Herbst" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Xiao gu qiu ye zhang" by Qian Qi [710-782]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keywords: Love: nourishes, Comfort (consolation) 
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Qian, Qi 
Composer: Mahler, Gustav 

Let us sing of life
and of sorrow, let us toast --
to comfort ourselves.
Laten we zingen	Lass uns vom Leben
over het leven, ons leed --	singen, vom Kummer, lass uns --
en toosten als troost.	anstoßen zum Trost.

Poem H3218
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The drinking song of earth's sorrow (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Bei gexing" by Li Bai [701-762], in a 1705 collection
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Together: close relations 
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Li, Bai 
Composer: Mahler, Gustav