Ludwig | O du, mein holden Abendstern...

"April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain . . .
Summer surprised us, coming over the Starnbergersee
With a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnade,
And went on in sunlight, into the Hofgarten,
And drank coffee, and talked for an hour.
Bin gar keine Russin, stamm' aus Litauen, echt deutsch.
And when we were children, staying at the archduke's,
My cousin's, he took me out on a sled,
And I was frightened. He said, Marie,
Marie, hold on tight. And down we went.
In the mountains, there you feel free."
-T. S. Eliot, "The Waste Land"
Back to one of my old favorites.
Film: Ludwig (1973)
Music: O du, mein holden Abenstern by Richard Wagner
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