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 

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