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