| 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. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
Of youth (Hans Bethge)
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
Tribute to: Li, Bai
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
