I do love you, but
my craving is still stronger --
It will take my life.
Ik hou van jou, maar	Ich liebe dich, nur,
mijn verlangen is sterker --	meine Sehnsucht ist stärker --
Het kost mijn leven.	Es ist wie sterben.

Poem S2252
Amsterdam, 2024-07-06
I loves you, Porgy (Edwin DuBose Heyward / Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) - 1935
Song (Bess, lyrics Edwin DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin) from the opera (libretto [1935] and novel [1925] and play "Porgy" [1927] by Edwin DuBose Heyward), sung in 1957 by Nina Simone (album "Little Girl Blue", 1959)
Collection: Em Brace
Keywords: Powerlessness (no strength), Heaven / Sky / Hell 
Tribute to: Gershwin, Ira; Simone, Nina 
Composer: Gershwin, George