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