Auf das Bildnis einer geliebten Mutter
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Dieß ist sie, meine liebe Mama!
So zärtlich lächelnd steht sie da,
Belohnt sie meinen Morgengruß
Mit einem liebesvollen Kuß.
Schön bist du, Bildchen, sprächest du nur!
Weit schöner ist doch die Natur:
Ich seh' die Kunst, ein- zwey- dreimal,
Und eile zum Original.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "On the portrait of a beloved mother", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 45
On the portrait of a beloved mother
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
There she is, my dear Mama!
So tenderly smiling she is depicted there,
She rewards my morning greeting
With a loving kiss.
Lovely you are, portrait, if you could only speak!
Much more beautiful is reality:
I see the work of art -- once, twice, three times --
And hurry off to the original.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 53