es ist wie es ist
TRANSCRIPT
What it is
It is nonsense says reason
It is what it issays love
It is misfortunesays calculation
It is nothing but painsays fear
It is hopelesssays insight
It is what it issays love
It is laughablesays pride
It is frivoloussays caution
It is impossiblesays experience
It is what it issays love
from Es ist was es istpub. 1983, 1994, Klaus Wagenbach, Berlin
translation - gw 2009
Photo: Zoltan Sandor Jr.
Music: O Croix d'Amour, Les Messagères de Notre-Dame