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by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929)

Die Beiden
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG ENG FRE ITA
Sie trug den Becher in der Hand
-- Ihr Kinn und Mund glich seinem Rand --
So leicht und sicher war ihr Gang,
Kein Tropfen aus dem Becher sprang.

So leicht und fest war seine Hand:
Er ritt auf einem jungen Pferde
Und mit nachlässiger Gebärde
Erzwang er, daß es zitternd stand.

Jedoch wenn er aus ihrer Hand 
Den leichten Becher nehmen sollte,
So war es beiden allzu schwer:
Denn beide bebten sie so sehr,
Daß keine Hand die andre fand,
Und dunkler Wein am Boden rollte.

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Confirmed with Deutsche Lyrik seit Liliencron, herausgegeben von Hans Bethge, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, 1921, pp. 119-120.


Text Authorship:

  • by Hugo Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), "Die Beiden" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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