Else Lasker-Schuler (1869-1945) born in Elberfeld, Germany
End of the World
There is a crying in the world,
As if the good Lord had died,
And the lead shadow, which falls down,
Suffers gravely.
As if the good Lord had died,
And the lead shadow, which falls down,
Suffers gravely.
Come, let us hide nearer each other…
Life lies in every heart
As in coffins.
You! let us kiss deeply- Life lies in every heart
As in coffins.
A longing throbs against the planet
On which we must die.
