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