And yesterday misery, and today wine

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

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Language: German (Deutsch)

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Und gestern Noth und heute Wein
Das ist's, was mir gefällt;
Und morgen ein Roß, ein schnelles Roß,
Zu reiten durch die Welt.

Vergang'nes Leid ist kaum ein Leid,
Und süß ist Jubel im Haus,
Und dazu ein Blick, ein heller Blick
In lust'ge Zeit hinaus.

Die Welt ist jetzt so frühlingsgrün
Und hat der Blumen so viel,
Hat Mägdlein schön wohl nah' und fern,
Und klingend Saitenspiel.

Und bist du nur der rechte Mann,
Und greifest fröhlich drein,
So Roß als Maid, so Lieb' als Lied
Ist Alles, Alles dein.

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Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 35

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And yesterday misery, and today wine

(Sung text translation for setting by V. Lachner)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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And yesterday misery, and today wine,
That is what pleases me;
And tomorrow a steed, a swift steed
With which to ride out into the world.

Past sorrow is hardly sorrow,
And rejoicing in the house is sweet,
And with that a glance, a bright glance
Out into merry times.

The world is now so spring-green 
And has so many flowers,
Has lovely maidens both near and far,
And a ringing stringed instrument.

And if you are only a right man
And grasp the nettle joyfully,
Then rose and maiden, then love and song
Are all, all yours.

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