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